Meet America's new Olympic heroine Mikaela |
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Don't call me the next Lindsey Vonn! Meet the blonde
Team USA skier, 22, with her sights set on FIVE gold medals in South Korea - just don't compare her to her more famous teammate.As she eyes up participating in all five Olympic alpine events, Mikaela Shiffrin has drawn comparisons to Michael Phelps and Lindsey Vonn but the skier is determined to make a name for herself at the Pyeongchang Games.The 22-year-old from Vail, Colorado, who earned a gold medal in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, will hit the slopes on Monday to compete in the giant slalom in South Korea. Shiffrin's mother, Eileen, who is one of her coaches, said it's ingrained in people to compare her daughter to Vonn, 33, due to their achievements, blonde hair and the fact they both hail from Colorado. |