MIKAELA SHIFFRIN IS THE MOST DOMINANT SLALOM SKIER IN THE WORLD—NOT JUST NOW, BUT POSSIBLY EVER. ALSO, SHE SMELLS LIKE FRUIT.

The 21-year-old Vail, Colorado native has already won Olympic gold, back-to-back world championships in 2013 and ’15, and 19 World Cup slalom races—just 16 shy of the all-time record. Here, Shiffrin shares tales from the road, her celebrity crushes, and why the prospect of her best friend attending a race freaks her out more than schussing down solid ice at 70 mph.



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