[TexasM1A]

Now the Schiffren era starts.

[Hot Tabasco]

I disagree with this article, until Vonn came along, no US skier truly dominated the sport. In fact, I can only name two female skiers who were noteworthy, Suzy Chaffee and Peekabo Street. As for the males, only Bode Miller comes to mind.

Vonn dominated, and if not for all the serious injuries she suffered these past few years, she would have won many more races. I could not care less about her politics, she was the best female skier ever.

Now we have Mikaela Shiffrin who is the odds on favorite to win any race she enters and is well on her way to surpassing Vonn's historic win records.......

The Europeans definitely have the edge when it comes to cultivating future olympic skiers since their schools actually have ski programs beginning as early as grade school...........

Here in the U.S., the only hope a kid can reach olympic caliber is if their parents are rich and are willing to send them to ski academies which are enormously expensive......