It was on Monday that Mikaela Shiffrin wrote about the father's rapid departure in social media.
“Our mountain, our sea, our sunrise, our heart, our soul, our everything. He taught us so much. "
Jeff Shiffrin, who was often with the 24-year-old at the World Cup, turned 65 and according to American skiracing.com, he is said to have died after an accident at his home in Colorado on Sunday.
The US national team writes on its website that it is unclear how long Siffrin will stay away from the World Cup - but now it is clear at any rate that the star is missing this weekend's downhill race at Garmisch Partenkirchen. She is not on the starting list for today's downhill training, which means she will not start tomorrow.
Shiffrin won the downhill race in Bulgarian Bansko at the end of January and has a total of two victories in his downhill career. The first came in Canadian Lake Louise 2017.
On Sunday, it's also time for the women's Super G but judging by everything, Shiffrin won't be on the start there either. In Super G, she has four wins in her career, one this year.
You can see the women's downhill race at 11.30 in the Winter Studio in SVT1.