Mikaela Shiffrin : 16 Facts 

Made her world cup debut at age 15 in 2011.

Finished in the top 15 in her first two NorAm Cup races.

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Won her first U.S. slalom national championship at age 16.

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Was named the 2012 World Cup Rookie of the Year.

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Became the youngest U.S. woman to win an alpine world title.

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Is the first American to win four world cup slaloms in a season.

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Won three consecutive ESWA Golden Ski Awards from 2011-13.

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Won a reindeer by winning slalom at the Levi World Cup in 2013.

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Became the youngest slalom champion in Olympic history.

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Was named one of ESPNW’s Impact 25 in 2014.

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Earned two ESPY award nominations.

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Was named Snow Queen at the Zagreb World Cup in 2015.

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Won a second slalom world championship in 2015.

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Reunited with Emma Lundell, a fan battling leukemia.

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Won three consecutive world cup slalom season titles.

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Honored with three Longines Rising Star awards (2013-2015).

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