{"id":1998659,"date":"2026-06-19T03:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1998659"},"modified":"2026-06-19T03:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:52:41","slug":"mikaela-shiffrin-on-loss-memory-and-grief-in-cnns-fathers-day-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1998659","title":{"rendered":"Mikaela Shiffrin on Loss, Memory, and Grief in CNN\u2019s Father\u2019s Day Special"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin has offered a deeply personal insight into grief in an interview with CNN<\/a> host Anderson Cooper on the podcast All There Is<\/em>.<\/strong> The Olympic champion spoke less about medals and more about trauma, loss, and why she almost walked away from skiing entirely after the death of her father, Jeff Shiffrin, in 2020. Released as a Father\u2019s Day special<\/a>, the episode traces her relationship with her father, her mental health journey, and the long emotional road back to the sport that defined her life.<\/p>\n

The conversation sees Shiffrin describe rushing back from Italy after her father fell from the roof to be by his side one last time.<\/strong> She recalls him being in a vegetative state, kept alive on life support, and crawling into bed with him after doctors had stepped away for what she knew was a final moment together. She reflects on the complexity of modern medicine extending that time, but also giving her a form of closure. She describes hearing his heartbeat for the last time as he was taken off life support.<\/p>\n