Mikaela Shiffrin was struggling to get going when the rest of the world stopped.

“It almost gave us a chance to catch our breath, but just in the worst possible way,” said the Alpine skier.

Jeff had been an ever-present at the foot of mountains, a camera hanging from his neck, snapping away alongside the professional photographers as his daughter amassed her collection of Olympic, World Championship and World Cup titles.

His death, Shiffrin said, felt like