Mikaela Shiffrin is back at the Winter Olympics: When and how to watch her compete

WASHINGTON — Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest Alpine skier of all time, is expected to compete in three events for the Milan Cortina games, after a disappointing performance four years ago in Beijing. 

Despite entering the 2022 Olympics as a favorite for many of the six events she was competing in, the Colorado-raised skier didn’t medal in any of them and failed to finish in three. 

Still, Shiffrin is the only person to have won a race in each of the World Cup’s six disciplines (downhill, super-G, slalom, giant slalom, combined, and parallel), and her 108 World Cup wins are the most by any male or female skier.

• Tuesday, Feb. 10: Women’s team combined (slalom) | 8 a.m. ET (Peacock, USA)
• Sunday, Feb. 15: Women’s giant slalom run 1 | 4 a.m. ET (Peacock, USA
• Sunday, Feb. 15: Women’s giant slalom run 2 | 7 30 a.m. ET (Peacock, NBC)
• Wednesday, Feb. 18: Women’s slalom run 1 | 4 a.m. ET (Peacock, USA)
• Wednesday, Feb. 18: Women’s slalom run 1 | 7:30 a.m. ET (Peacock, USA)

Viral photos of Shiffrin crying with her head between her knees on the Olympic course became an  international talking point, and raised the issue yet again about the pressure for Olympic athletes. A year before the 2022 Games, Shiffrin shared that she thought she may never ski again after the sudden death of her father, Jeff, who passed away from a severe head injury after an accident at the family’s Colorado home. 

So after rallying support from other Olympians, including Summer Olympics great Simone Biles, Shiffrin confirmed she would return in 2026. 

But the star athlete is competing in fewer events this year, lowering the pressure on her to compete in multiple disciplines. Shiffrin will appear in three events in at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games: the women’s team combined, the Slalom and Giant Slalom.

KUSA’s Wilson Beese contributed to this report.