Un incidente a casa dietro la morte di Jeff Shiffrin: Mikaela è già rientrata in Colorado

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An accident at home after the death of Jeff Shiffrin: Mikaela has already returned to Colorado

The first news emerges on the disappearance of the champion's father: the drama took place on Sunday, the World Cup leader will almost certainly not be in Garmisch.

Monday 3 February 2020 2 minutes reading time

The disappearance of Jeff Shiffrin, Mikaela's father and among the key figures in the life and sports career of Mikaela, the authentic queen of the white circus, has shaken everyone. A sudden death, just 65 years old: according to Ski Racing, the tragedy occurred on Sunday, in an accident at his home in Edwards, Colorado, where he had returned after being at the side of the entire Shiffrin team, from his daughter Mikaela to his wife Eileen, on the trip to Bansko. Anesthesiologist doctor, passionate about photography and also a good skier, Jeff Shiffrin was hospitalized in the Denver hospital, where Mikaela, Eileen and the brother of the champion, Taylor, gave him the last goodbye, returning directly from Italy since training was underway on the snows of Folgaria, after choosing to skip the Rosa Khutor stage and concentrate on the Garmisch races. Waiting to understand the timing of the funeral, it is clear that it will be almost impossible to see the World Cup leader in Bavaria, where a descent and a super-g will be staged, with the first test scheduled for Thursday. Beyond the competitive aspect, after the death of the beloved grandmother a few days before the opening giant in Soelden, it will be very hard for Mikaela to absorb another mourning of such serious importance.

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