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Alpine skiing superstars Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde have delivered a raw and inspiring conversation on mental health, fear, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the premiere episode of Shiffrin’s new podcast, What’s the Point with Mikaela Shiffrin. Titled “Love, Resilience & Laughter as Medicine,” the hour-and-a-half discussion marks Shiffrin’s first foray into hosting and features her fiancé, Norwegian speed specialist Kilde, as the inaugural guest. Released on October 29 across YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts, the episode arrives just days after the 2025-26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup opener in Sölden and underscores a pivotal year for the…

She’s the undisputed GOAT of alpine skiing — and Mikaela Shiffrin just made it crystal clear: nobody is pushing her off the mountain, not even for love. In a fiery moment ahead of the World Cup season, the 30-year-old American superstar clapped back at fans urging her to retire and “just go be with Aleks” Kilde, her newly engaged fiancé and fellow skiing icon. “Racing is part of who I am,” Shiffrin declared. “I don’t know if they say it to him, but people tell me all the time: ‘It’s time to retire. Go be with Aleks.’ It’s funny —…

Mikaela Shiffrin has opened up about the intense public scrutiny surrounding her relationship with fellow alpine skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, revealing that some fans have gone so far as to urge her to end her record-breaking career in favor of domestic life. In a candid interview ahead of the World Cup season opener, the 30-year-old American star shared her bemusement at the unsolicited advice. “It’s amusing to see the assumptions people make about our relationship—some of them quite forceful,” Shiffrin said. “I don’t know if they say this to him, but plenty tell me it’s time to hang up the…

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, the Norwegian alpine skiing star, has officially put the rumor mill to rest: he and American legend Mikaela Shiffrin are engaged. Speaking to reporters on the eve of the Birds of Prey World Cup downhill, the 33-year-old Kilde recounted the moment he proposed atop a sun-drenched Austrian glacier last month. “I just looked at her and said, ‘I know you’re the woman of my life, and that’s gonna happen,’” he recalled, a grin breaking across his face. “She said yes before I even got the ring out.” Shiffrin, 30, who was training slalom gates nearby, confirmed the…

Mikaela Shiffrin has hailed a new level of cohesion within her support staff as she prepares for the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup technical events in Levi on November 15-16, declaring her squad “more unified than ever.” The two-time Olympic champion and record 101-time World Cup winner told reporters that streamlined communication is now the cornerstone of her campaign. “My team is more unified than ever,” Shiffrin said. “The biggest thing I’m working on? Being brutally consistent in how I communicate – with my coaches, my techs, myself.” The 30-year-old American’s comments come after a promising fourth-place finish in…

Mikaela Shiffrin isn’t just chasing her 102nd World Cup win. She’s rewriting the playbook on how champions think, train, and win – and her new mantra is turning heads across the ski world. “One of my big goals this season is efficiency, efficacy, and transparency, and in working on that I’m learning a lot about myself and the way that I operate.” — Mikaela Shiffrin, pre-season press conference Fresh off a confidence-boosting fourth place in Sölden – her best Giant Slalom result in nearly two years – the 30-year-old American superstar is using the rare 21-day break before Levi (Nov…

With a rare 21-day interlude between the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup opener in Sölden and the upcoming technical events in Levi on November 15-16, elite skiers are maximizing the brief respite. From intensive training blocks to leisure pursuits and milestone recoveries, athletes are fine-tuning body and mind before the grueling schedule intensifies toward the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA/Atomic), the record holder with 101 World Cup victories, expressed optimism after her fourth-place Giant Slalom finish in Sölden—her strongest in nearly two years. The 30-year-old, who will compete in Slalom at Levi and Gurgl (November 22) before…

In a bold departure from tradition, PEOPLE magazine has crowned global superstar Harry Styles as its 2025 “Sexiest Unemployed Man,” propelling the former One Direction heartthrob from pop royalty to an unlikely emblem of post-hiatus allure. The announcement, revealed exclusively in the publication’s annual Sexiest Man Alive issue, has ignited a digital storm, shattering records for social media engagement and trending across platforms worldwide. The tongue-in-cheek title acknowledges Styles’ self-imposed sabbatical from the spotlight following his record-breaking Love on Tour, which concluded in 2023 after 173 shows and grossed over $617 million. While the 31-year-old British singer, actor, and fashion…

Former Ozzy Osbourne and Badlands guitarist Jake E. Lee has described the 2024 Las Vegas shooting that left him with three gunshot wounds as a case of profound luck amid misfortune. Speaking on Chris Jericho’s Talk Is Jericho podcast, Lee detailed how a series of fortunate outcomes prevented more severe or permanent damage during the random attack, which occurred while he was walking his dog near his home. “Getting shot was unlucky, but everything about it ended up being lucky,” Lee told Jericho. He explained that a bullet passed cleanly through his forearm without striking bone, veins, or causing extensive…

In a recent interview with BraveWords, guitarist Gus G. (born Konstantinos Karamitroudis) opened up about his tenure with Ozzy Osbourne from 2009, including contributions to the 2010 album Scream, and shared insights into Osbourne’s longstanding aversion to performing material from the Jake E. Lee era. The Greek shredder, known for his solo work and leading Firewind since 1998, also addressed his absence from Black Sabbath’s reunion event, Back to the Beginning, held at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5, 2025—just days before Osbourne’s passing. Gus G. expressed no bitterness about not being invited to the historic show, which featured…