Her father helped nurture her love of skiing. He offered tips and suggestions, usually taking in her races off to the side and with a camera dangling from a strap around his neck. Mikaela Shiffrin can ...

Her father, with his familiar bushy mustache, was always there for suggestions, video breakdown and, of course, hugs. "This season I've been definitely thinking about him a lot," Mikaela Shiffrin ...

Her father helped nurture her love of skiing. He offered tips and suggestions, usually taking in her races off to the side and with a camera dangling from a strap around his neck. Mikaela Shiffrin can ...

Her father helped nurture her love of skiing ... the side and with a camera dangling from a strap around his neck. Mikaela Shiffrin can’t help wonder what he would’ve thought of her recently ...

In this Nov. 23, 2012, file photo, Mikaela Shiffrin, center, talks with her ski technician, right, along with her father, Jeff Shiffrin, left, after a practice run for the women's World Cup ski ...