Mikaela Shiffrin: American star splits with coach Mike Day during World Championships in shock move

American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin has split with long-time coach Mike Day in a surprising move during the 2023 World Championships. The news came during Shiffrin's mini-break during the championships, with the slalom and giant slalom still to come. Shiffrin won silver in the super-G after crashing out of the combined earlier in the French Alps.

Ad The decision reportedly comes after Shiffrin told Day that she plans to go in a different direction after the season is over, prompting the latter to leave immediately and depart the championships.. World ChampionshipsUSA stun Norway to take gold in mixed team parallel slalomA DAY AGO «Mikaela wants to do something different going forward. She wants a new challenge.

And she informed Mike and Mike decided to go home,» US team director Patrick Riml told the AP on Wednesday. «It’s a shock for me that he took off.» Riml added: He left yesterday. He’s on the plane probably now.

«We’ve got plenty of people here to support Mikaela and provide the training and the information she needs on race day to do her job »She’s got great support. We’ll decide together what makes the most sense moving forward." In a statement put out through the US Ski and Snowboard team, Shiffrin thanked Day but confirmed she wanted to go in a different direction. «After working with Mike Day for seven seasons, I’ve decided to move forward with new leadership on my team for the next phase of my career,» she said.