U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin speaks during a U.S. ski team press conference at the Gorki media centre at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Shiffrin, an 18-year-old from Eagle-Vail, Colo., will be favored to win the gold medal in the women’s slalom at the Sochi Olympics next week. She’s also a contender for a medal in the giant slalom. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)