If there’s anything that the two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has earned well, it’s the love of the fans. Be it in the Beijing Winter Olympics or yesterday’s giant slalom race in the FIS Ski World Cup. Fans always show wholehearted support for Mikaela, even when her performance sometimes dwindles.

There is a constant competition to go on between the world number Mikaela Shiffrin and the Beijing Olympic gold medalist Petra Vlhova to be at the top of the standings. However, both the players received an enormous setback when neither of them could make it to the podium during the giant slalom event yesterday.

Mikaela Shiffrin received birthday wishes from around the world

As the American skier celebrates her 27th birthday today, fans all around the world are wishing Mikaela Shiffrin on her special day. A Mikaela Shiffrin fan page on Twitter has shared a video in which fans from different parts of the world are wishing her a happy birthday in different languages.

Mikaela was born on March 13, 1995, in Vail Colorado, USA. Her father encouraged her to pursue skiing at a very young age and the rest was history.

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Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova both missed the podium

In the Mikaela vs Petra battle to be at the top of the world cup rankings, the Austrian skier Katharina Liensberger clenched the victory. In fact, both of them couldn’t finish at the podium during yesterday’s giant slalom event in Sweden.

World Number 14 Causes Huge Upset to Mikaela Shiffrin and Rival Petra Vlhova in World Cup Slalom Race

While Petra finished fourth, Mikaela was way behind her at ninth position. This means the fight for the world cup ranking is still on.

There are four more races left in the FIS Ski World Cup to be held in France. Apart from the first super-G event, Mikaela has had an average performance in the rest of the races. However, she still leads the world cup ranking against her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova.

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