Mikaela Shiffrin showed up to the 2026 ESPYs looking every bit the champion she is on the slopes.
On July 15 at Lincoln Center in New York, the most decorated alpine skier in history stepped onto the red carpet in a shimmering Retrofête gown — a sleek, boat-neck, sleeveless metallic sequined number that caught every light in the room. She paired it with classic Christian Louboutin heels, a Longines watch, Miraki earrings, and a Nadri ring. Beside her stood fiancé Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, the power couple of ski racing turning heads together.
Fresh off a historic 2025-26 season that included her third Olympic gold (a dominant 1.5-second win in the slalom at Milano Cortina), a record-tying sixth overall World Cup title, a ninth crystal globe in slalom, and her 110th career World Cup victory, Shiffrin arrived as a Best Athlete – Women’s Sports nominee. She didn’t just check the box. She elevated the night.
While other athletes leaned into drama or safe elegance, Shiffrin kept it refined, radiant, and unmistakably her. The look was polished without trying too hard — the kind of red-carpet presence that feels earned after years of dominating one of the most unforgiving sports on earth.
And because she’s Mikaela Shiffrin, the night still had a playful twist: at one point she and Kilde casually kept a soccer ball in the air… in those same high heels. Because of course they did.
From the slopes to the carpet, Shiffrin keeps proving the same thing: when she shows up, she rarely misses.
