Mikaela Shiffrin’s father Jeff dies, reportedly after accident in Edwards

Jeff Shiffrin, 65, — the daddy of famous person Olympic ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin — died after an accident at their Edwards house on Sunday, in keeping with media reviews.

Ski Racing Magazine is reporting Jeff Shiffrin was transported to a Denver-area hospital the place he died within the firm of Mikaela, who was taking a weekend off from World Cup motion, his son Taylor and his spouse Eileen. The Vail Daily is reporting the Eagle County coroner confirmed Jeff Shiffrin died from a head harm.

Mikaela’s team posted this tweet in regards to the passing of her father:

“My household is heartbroken past comprehension in regards to the sudden passing of my kindhearted, loving, caring, affected person, great father. Our mountains, our ocean, our dawn, our coronary heart, our soul, our every part. He taught us so many priceless classes however above every part else, he taught us the golden rule: be good, assume first. That is one thing I’ll carry with me eternally. He was the agency basis of our household and we miss him terribly. Thanks, from the depths of my coronary heart, for respecting my household’s privateness as we grieve throughout this unimaginable and devastating time.”

Mikaela Shiffrin, 24, was resting and skipping speed-event races in Russia over the weekend after a tricky stretch of World Cup racing that has her atop the World Cup standings and searching for what can be an American document fourth straight total title.

Ski Racing reviews her return to the circuit is unsure, with extra pace occasions set for this weekend in Garmisch, Germany.

Shiffrin is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the second-leading ladies’s ski racer of all time with 66 profession victories, trailing solely former Vail resident Lindsey Vonn’s 82 wins.

Jeff Shiffrin, a profitable anesthesiologist, lived together with his spouse Eileen within the new home Mikaela built recently in Edwards, shifting out of the EagleVail neighborhood after a few years. The brand new house 15 miles west of Vail, featured on the Today Show, was billed as a sanctuary for the Shiffrins and Mikaela, who was born in Vail.

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Workforce issued the next press launch:

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and your complete ski and using neighborhood mourn the passing of Jeff Shiffrin, who handed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 2nd.  

Jeff Shiffrin together with his spouse Eileen made Vail, Colo., their house many years in the past, and collectively raised two outstanding alpine ski racers and people. Taylor Shiffrin was a member of the two-time NCAA Champion College of Denver Ski Workforce. Olympic and World Champion Mikaela Shiffrin’s snowboarding success is outstanding.

“I’m with out phrases at this time as we mourn the lack of Jeff Shiffrin,” stated Tiger Shaw, CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard. “Jeff was a very good buddy and we are going to all miss him terribly. Our—and your complete ski world’s—ideas and prayers exit to his household throughout this extremely troublesome time.”

Jeff was an anesthesiologist with Vail Well being and Anesthesia Companions of Colorado, treating and serving to many injured skiers and riders. He was an avid photographer, typically having traveled to Mikaela’s World Cup races photographing Mikaela and different U.S. Ski Workforce athletes. Extraordinarily pleased with his daughter, he was not often in a group image on the rostrum as a result of he was all the time behind the digital camera capturing the second. His contributions to all elements of the snowboarding and using world are immeasurable.

Mikaela and Eileen returned from Europe on Sunday afternoon, and Jeff was surrounded by household and shut pals throughout his last hours. He was 65.

Mikaela is predicted to stay in Colorado, and her return to the World Cup is unknown right now. Data concerning memorial providers can be forthcoming.