Amidst historic seasons for alpine skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin and basketball powerhouse LeBron James, a coronation for one, validation for another.
Two times this weekend, Mikaela Shiffrin will contest World Cup slalom ski races in the Finnish Lapland fell of Levi. It is a familiar place, in a familiar world. Except that in this moment, everything is different.
On the morning of the first Olympic postponement in history, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, made breakfast for the older two of his three sons – Boomer, who will turn four in May; and Beckett, whose second birthday was in February.
The essence of Jeff Shiffrin, the father of star skier Mikaela Shiffrin, can be summed up like this: A celebrity dad, who did not worry about the spotlight.
