Mistakes are bound to happen on live TV, and Mikaela Shiffrin made the hosts of Today crack up with a hilarious on-air slip-up.
Shiffrin appeared on the NBC morning show’s Thursday, February 19, episode to talk about winning gold in the women’s slalom event at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The athlete explained that she shared a “spiritual” moment with her late father, who died in 2020, before her medal-winning race.
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