What's the Point with Mikaela Shiffrin

The joy has always been in getting better. This season, I'm chasing it for me... Hi Everyone! Back with another solo podcast. Before the season gets hectic, I wanted to talk about my racing plan in my own space and my own words: this year is an exploration. After 16 years on the World Cup, I'm giving myself the freedom to follow where my curiosity is pulling me right now, which means more...

Welcome to a slightly different episode, vlog-style! Today it’s just me, pulling back the curtain on what’s actually going on in my head during the "offseason." From addressing the constant questions about retirement and motivation to the reality of only seeing my fiancé 5 weeks a year, I’m sharing the unfiltered side of life on and off the snow. This is just an honest look at some of my...

Join Mikaela and Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO of Stifel Financial, for a wide-ranging conversation about skiing, business, and the pursuit of balance in the Season 1 finale of “What’s the Point.”In this episode, Ron shares stories of humble beginnings on the mighty hills of Michigan, his passion for supporting athletes, and the philosophy behind Stifel’s “Where Success Meets Success” tagline....

What does it take to become the most decorated U.S. Cross-Country ski racer of all time? For four-time Olympic medalist, 33-time World Cup winner, four-time Overall World Cup Champion, and seven-time World Championship medalist Jessie Diggins, it’s about more than medals—it’s about resilience, vulnerability, and the unbreakable bonds of team. Fresh off her retirement, four-time Olympic medalist Je...

Behind every great athlete is a village of talented people who make it all happen. But Mikaela has something most don't: Eileen. In Episode 10 of What's the Point, Mikaela sits down with the person who has been there for every single moment of her career—and her life. Her mom. Her coach. Her mentor. Her best friend. Eileen Shiffrin. It's easy to look at Mikaela's résumé and see the...

With the Olympics on the horizon, two-time Olympic Champion and three-time Olympic medalist Mikaela Shiffrin reflects on the journey that brought her to this moment in a special solo episode of “What’s the Point”. From Sochi to PyeongChang and the life-changing lessons of Beijing, she shares how grief, growth, and gratitude have reshaped her perspective as she heads into Cortina. She talks about O...

Why do we ski?  In this episode of What’s the Point with Mikaela Shiffrin, presented by STIFEL, Mikaela sits down with Olympic champion (and her childhood idol), Bode Miller, for a conversation that goes beyond results and gets to the core of the legendary American’s motivation, his “why”, past and present. For Bode, skiing was never just about winning. It was his purest form of self-expression. A...

In episode 7 of What’s the Point with Mikaela Shiffrin, presented by STIFEL, Mikaela and Simone sit down to discuss Summer vs. Winter Olympics and compare their experiences in their respective sports. The two discuss the demands of peak performance, the pressure that comes with excellence, resilience in the face of fear, and, most importantly, the human experience behind achieving greatness. As Mi...

In episode 6 of What's the Point with Mikaela Shiffrin, Presented by STIFEL, Paula and Mikaela delve into both ski racing, exploring Paula's unique journey from a slalom specialist to a consistent podium threat in both giant slalom and slalom on the World Cup circuit with an NCAA stop along the way. Discover how Paula's unconventional path, marked by grit and resilience, has paved the way for othe...

Join us for an inspiring conversation with New Zealand's Alice Robinson, one of the most dynamic giant slalom skiers on the World Cup circuit. From her childhood days in "Skiwiland" (New Zealand's totally adorable name for ski daycare) to becoming a seven-time World Cup winner (as of 24. Dec. 2025) and world championship silver medalist, Alice shares her remarkable journey throug...

In Episode 4 of What’s the Point with Mikaela Shiffrin presented by Stifel, Mikaela dives into the world of competitive skiing with one of the sport's most electrifying young talents, Zrinka Ljutić. At just 21, Zrinka has already made her mark as a multiple World Cup winner and a consistent podium threat on the FIS Alpine World Cup circuit. Discover her journey from her early days skiing in a...

Mikaela welcomes her long time physical therapist and close friend Regan Dewhirst for a deep and honest conversation about injury, trust, recovery, communication, and what really happens behind the scenes of elite ski racing. Regan shares how her philosophy has evolved from reactive treatment to a proactive, collaborative performance model built around load management, tissue adaptation, breath wo...

In Episode 2 of What’s the Point with Mikaela Shiffrin presented by Stifel, Mikaela catches up with teammate and friend Breezy Johnson, one of the fastest downhill skiers in the world and last year's World Champion downhiller. The two start light with a “Faster. Always” rapid-fire segment sponsored by Atomic, trading stories about favorite race tracks, race-day superstitions, and Breezy’s traditio...

The first episode of What’s the Point with Mikaela Shiffrin presented by Stifel is officially here, and Mikaela starts things off with her fiancé and fellow ski champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. Mikaela introduces the show’s focus on uncovering the “why” behind world-class performance. Aleksander joins from rehab after a life-threatening crash in the Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen, Switzerland in J...

Mikaela Shiffrin introduces her new bi-weekly show "What's the Point".