# @mikaelashiffrin on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGJFm_CPYKo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27425492-mikaelashiffrin-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-16T17:25:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Mikaela Shiffrin ⛷💨 (@mikaelashiffrin) — https://gondola.cc/mikaelashiffrin

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Came back for the reflective post?😉

It seems impossible to have made it this far, this quickly. But here we are…returning to competition essentially during World Championships after 10 weeks of injury. 9 weeks post-surgery, 8 weeks after being laid up in bed with a JP Drain sticking out of my side with a mostly useless oblique.

Something I’ve learned about how expectations work in a situation like this is that no matter the story of how we got here, there is still always the anticipation of victory...While it is a privilege to be in that position, this time I’m still recovering while we are racing. My team and I came to this World Champs with a “step by step” mentality, rather than the “go for gold” mentality. That’s a very unique position to be—unlike anything I’ve experienced before. It’s pretty cool to still be experiencing new things, this far into my career.

I’m moving forward from Saalbach 2025 with a few simple takeaways: just getting here, period, has been a massive success, borderline miraculous. Walking away with a Gold in Team Combined with Breezy is far beyond my wildest dreams for these weeks. My teammates are incredible (we knew this already🤩)! Their performances, the medals earned, the grit and determination that each one of them has put into this season and these Worlds has been inspirational. I’m so grateful to be part of this team🥹.

Thank you to all of the fans who came to cheer! Thank you to Saalbach, all of the organizers, and FIS for pulling together an incredible event. Thank you to all of the athletes for incredible competition…that has been wonderful to take part in and to watch! Thank you to my whole support system for your work and greatness, without which I could not achieve anything great at all🫶.
#MovingRightAlong
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