Mikaela Shiffrin: Andre Myhrer says 'enormous expectations' are weighing down American at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Andre Myhrer believes the “enormous expectations” on Mikaela Shiffrin have contributed to her struggles at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Shiffrin, one of the most decorated skiers in history, was predicted to compete for several medals in China.

Ad/> However, she has failed to complete either of her races so far, missing a gate early in Monday’s giant slalom and then being disqualified in the slalom on Wednesday. Beijing 2022Shiffrin won't conduct media duties for 'foreseeable future'8 HOURS AGO The two-time gold medallist struggled to hold back tears as she spoke about how she felt “pretty awful” following the second disqualification.

“I can just imagine how much pressure she's been under the last year going into this Games,” said Eurosport expert and Olympic gold medallist Myhrer. “All the expectations that everyone has on her are enormous and it must be hard for her.

What we have to remember is that behind a superstar like Mikaela who is winning and winning — something the media just take for granted — is just a person with a dream to achieve greatness and who started to ski because they loved it. Shriffin feeling 'really bad' after slalom disqualification Why Shiffrin has no-one to apologise to “The victories and the success is not just something that happens, there is hard work and more hard work behind it to keep winning year after year.