Jeff Shiffrin Resiliency Fund nears $3M raised for athletes

The Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund is at 98% of its fundraising objective — nearing $3 million raised to assist U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes throughout all disciplines proceed to keep up a aggressive edge throughout the uncertainty of COVID-19.

With over 180 athletes throughout disciplines, many paying principally their very own method, the Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund goals to “preserve the flame alive” forward of the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Donations go from $25 to $1,000 and go towards issues like journey, meals, faculty tuition grants, rehab classes and extra.

“To me, resiliency is the power to expertise one thing actually tough — hardship, ache, wrestle — to expertise that, and to get to the opposite facet of it, holding on to some type of power or objective,” Edwards resident Mikaela Shiffrin shares on the fundraising web page. “And it doesn’t imply you have been the identical particular person that you simply have been earlier than … however you retain that power, you retain that toughness or that dedication you had earlier than.”

As a part of the Jeff Shiffrin Resiliency Fund, Mikaela requested fellow racers to share their motivational tales by asking “What does resiliency imply to you?”

Three-time World Cup champion Steven Nyman answered: “Resiliency to me is fortitude. It’s having a perception in one thing and persevering with to battle for that and push for that and realizing that it’s potential. I’ve had numerous ups and downs in my profession. I’ve had numerous accidents, numerous setbacks — psychological and bodily — and in my coronary heart, all the time, I’ve recognized that it’s potential and I’ve recognized that I might be the most effective on the earth.”

Nyman, in his video supporting the fund, additionally credit his mom for instilling resiliency in him.

Olympic gold medalist and freestyle skier Jonny Moseley; Olympic and World champion Kikkan Randall; three-time World champion Jeremy Bloom; and Olympic champion Jessie Diggins additionally shared their tales of resiliency, in addition to Mikaela.

“In a way, it’s simply holding on to that fireside that you simply had, that saved you going … that saved you motivated and transferring ahead. So, actually, resiliency is simply not giving up,” Mikaela says.

In February, Mikaela’s father Jeff Shiffrin unexpectedly and tragically handed away. The Shiffrin household, together with six different households, are matching greenback for greenback each contribution raised as much as $1.5 million.

“In creating the Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund, the Shiffrin household, coupled with these beneficiant donors, needed to each honor Jeff Shiffrin’s legacy, in addition to contribute to the continued pursuit of excellence for all athletes throughout all sports activities,” the fund’s web site reads. “Higher days are nonetheless forward of us, and the fun and problem of our athletes’ Olympic desires are value preventing for.”

To be taught extra or assist the Jeff Shiffrin Resiliency Fund, go to p2p.onecause.com/keeptheflamealive/home. Catch Shiffrin on the World Cup tour Dec. 28-29 in Semmering, Austria; adopted by a Jan. 3 race in Zagreb, Croatia.