After disqualifications in the giant slalom and slalom generated controversial TV coverage that included a raw interview with NBC, the two-time gold medalist issued a statement through a U.S. Olympic spokesperson on Thursday (per Reuters): “Mikaela (nor her mother/coach Eileen) will not be doing any media for the foreseeable future. Thank you for respecting her/their space right now.”
NBC’s cameras trained on the crestfallen Shiffrin after she shockingly missed a gate early in the slalom on Wednesday. Then she said in a heart-wrenching interview with the network that her performance “makes me second-guess the last 15 years. … Just processing a lot for sure, and I feel really bad.”
Shiffrin fielded questions from reporters for 45 minutes after her elimination in the slalom, according to NBC. Apparently, that was enough for her.