‘My Teammates Carried Me’: Mikaela Shiffrin Makes an Emotional Statement After Final Medal Quest Ends Short at Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

The Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 have finally come to an end, and for Mikaela Shiffrin, they could certainly have gone better. Shiffrin had elected to stay for a sixth event at these Olympics, a record-tying amount of events at an Olympics.

However, from the very start, she was unable to medal in any individual or team event. Now, at her final mixed event, she was unable to score a team medal either. Team Norway edged out Team USA for the bronze medal.

Despite having a medal-less Olympics this year, Shiffrin is looking ahead positively. Additionally, she has nothing but love and respect for her USA teammates.

Mikaela Shiffrin is grateful for her teammates

As the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 come to a close, Mikaela Shiffrin will return home without a medal. Nevertheless, she doesn’t mind, and that is all because of her USA teammates.

Team USA went up against Team Norway in the mixed team small final event, where the latter won. However, in the end, Shiffrin had nothing but praise for her teammates.

“My teammates are what carried me through this Olympics.”@MikaelaShiffrin on the strength and perseverance of the @usskiteam.#WinterOlympics | #WatchWithUS pic.twitter.com/UiDhZ6nC4G

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 20, 2022

“My teammates are what carried me through this Olympics,” Shiffrin said. “I don’t think I can emphasize it enough how unbelievable it is for us to be here and be in the hunt for a medal,” she stated.

Despite everything, Mikaela Shiffrin does understand that people would say they “came up short”. However, she is simply grateful to have “this depth on our team, coming from the US, competing in a European-dominated sport”.

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Then, she addressed her USA teammates, expressing her gratitude for having all of them. “These guys (competed) so strongly,” Shiffrin said.

Mikaela’s teammates gave everybody strength and hope

As Mikaela Shiffrin addressed her teammates today and expressed how they carried her through the Olympics, she also appreciated one teammate in particular.

YANQING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 09: Mikaela Shiffrin of Team United States looks on prior to the Women’s Slalom Run 1 on day five of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Alpine Ski Centre on February 09, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Shiffrin addressed 24-year-old River Radamus directly. “River, we were watching you at the bottom there,” she expressed.

Then, Mikaela shared that River “skiing so strongly” gave them hope. “That’s the biggest win you could ever give us,” she claimed.

Mikaela Shiffrin, Tommy Ford, Paula Moltzan and River Radamus lost to Norway in the bronze medal matchup of the mixed team parallel event on Saturday night. https://t.co/F0ulFUsEeW

— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) February 20, 2022

Finally, Mikaela Shiffrin expressed how she felt about competing alongside her teammates. “It’s just been incredible to compete today with you guys today after a long Olympics,” the two-time Olympic gold medalist said.

“This is my absolute favorite memory and I just wanna thank you for that,” she finished. Now, as the 2022 Winter Olympics come to an end for everyone, Mikaela will set her sights on a redemptive run at the World Cup soon.

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