Pro Skier Mikaela Shiffrin In Workout Gear Shares Gym Selfie “On the Road”

Professional Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s training never stops, even when she’s on the road. Shiffrin, 29, shared a picture of herself wearing shorts and a gray tank top, posing next to weights at the gym. “Thankful for everyone who helps us with training & gym spaces on the road… having a routine and familiar place to train is one of the things we take for granted when we’re home, but it’s a bit more challenging when we’re on the road and moving to new locations every 2-3 days! Shout out to Spenst Trysil for having me the last week, your space is great!☺️” she captioned the post. Here’s how the Olympic athlete stays strong, fit, and ready for her next challenge.

1. Lots of Pasta

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Shiffrin has eggs and toast for breakfast, and makes sure to get plenty of carbohydrates throughout the day. "Pasta is my superfood!" she told Good Housekeeping. "Balance and moderation are the basis for my diet, though, so I also make sure to incorporate plenty of protein, fruits, and veggies throughout the day. They're essential in providing the energy I need, especially on race days that can last 12 hours. I wouldn't eat a 1,000-calorie bowl of spaghetti for dinner, but I've always loved pasta and think it's a good addition to any meal and a great base for pretty much any vegetable. It's also great when I have a nervous stomach before race day."

2. Relaxing With Self-Care

Shiffrin loves to relax by going through her skincare routine. “I’ve also traveled with my own pillow and one of those silk pillowcases, and it’s made such an incredible difference,” she told ELLE. “In the big nights leading up to a race, I get my candles out. I do my face mask. I’ll tell my boyfriend, ‘You should do this with me.’ And he’ll be like, ‘Wow. It feels good to rest your brain for a moment, doesn’t it?’”

3. Sleep Priorities

Shiffrin tries to get at least eight hours of sleep every night. “I fully believe the only way you can recover mentally, emotionally and physically is with sleep,” she told The Wall Street Journal. “I’m a top-level napper. I shoot for 45 to 90 minutes. I don’t always sleep that long, but I find it beneficial even when I shut my eyes and tune out the external stimulation.”

4. Sunscreen on the Slopes

Shiffrin is diligent about protecting her skin from the sun. “If I miss sunscreen for one or two days, I will literally see sunspots come up within the next two weeks,” she told ELLE. “Then I have to wear it diligently for months in order for that to even out again. Supergoop! Glowscreen SPF 40 Sunscreen is so good, but I mix that with an even higher level of SPF or a zinc-based one, which is better for your skin.”

5. Intense Training

Shiffrin’s training starts with ten minutes of warm up on a stationary bike before stretching. She then does intense interval training, including pushing and pulling a weighted sled, and strength training. “I’ve never puked,” she told the New Yorker. “I’ve come close. I’d pass out before I’d puke. We have a grading scale that I fill out for every workout. Ten is dying or passing out. I rate nine fairly often. That may have been a nine, maybe.”

Professional skier and snowboarder Ester Ledecká isn’t content with being a double threat—she wants to add ice hockey to that list, too. Ledecká, 29, shared a funny video of herself wearing black joggers and a blue and white sweatshirt, pretending to play hockey while cleaning up a cow barn with a broom. “I'm still working on the farm and waiting for a call from @nhlbruins 😁,” she captioned the post. Here’s how the Olympian focuses on her many sports, and lives her best life.

1. Skiing and Snowboarding Training

Ledecká worked hard to excel at both skiing and snowboarding but admits it’s difficult. “Inside, I still feel like [I am] half snowboarder and half skier,” she told Olympics.com. “The thing is that we wanted to see what is possible for me in the overall rankings in skiing... But the problem is that when I want to try it, it's even more difficult to fit the snowboard racing schedule because it's at the same time. And if I want to compete in both, then I have to cancel some ski races, and that means that I lose a lot of points in the overall rankings.”

2. Double Threat

Ledecká can’t decide between snowboarding and skiing. "Inside, I still feel like [I am] half snowboarder and half skier," she told Olympics.com. “I can still do a triple or even a quadruple. There is still a lot of space for improvement… It depends on my feeling in that exact time of the season. And if I just feel that if I want to go snowboarding, I go snowboarding and nothing is going to stop me. And it's also the other way around!"

3. Mikaela Shiffrin Is a Fan

World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin is a big fan of Ledecká. “She’s an incredible athlete—obviously she has to be to compete in both sports so well,” Shiffrin told Powder. “I think she has a really natural feeling for speed and really great technique. Watching her ski, I wonder what everyone else is doing.”

4. Friendly Competition

Ledecká jokes about the competition between skiers and snowboarders. “As long as I’m having fun and doing it for myself, I think I’m in a good way,” she told Powder. “Sometimes, I want to stay in bed (in the morning), but as long as I’m on the hill, I feel like I’m at home.”

5. Always Improving

Ledecká is improving with every single training session. “It's not like going to the top and then back, like that one race in South Korea,” she told Olympics.com. “But when you see [all of the results], I was improving that season too. I just wasn't on that level that I would be able to reach [the podium] more than once through the season. Then the next season, I [took] a step a little [further] and then more, and more. So, I feel I'm going in [the] right direction, for sure. Even though I am now a much better skier, and I have much more experience, I still [don't have the] experience, which I would consider is enough for me to be able to win every race.”

Olympic snowboarding champion Lindsey Jacobellis is sharing one of the strength-building workouts that make her such a force to be reckoned with. Jacobellis, 38, posted a video if herself using weights and a row machine at the gym. “This combo gets and keeps your heart rate up during the whole circuit 1️⃣1 minute on the row machine 2️⃣Kettlebell swings 3️⃣Hamstring Lift(slight bend in knees),” she captioned the post. Here’s how Jacobellis stays fit, happy, and strong.

1. Four Eggs For Breakfast

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Jacobellis fuels her workouts and training with a big, protein-and-fat-packed breakfast. “If it is a day that I will be in the gym then I have a big breakfast,” she told Women Fitness. “I have four eggs with mushrooms and onions on a rice cracker and lots of hot sauce….and coffee is a must. On an aerobic day I can eat lighter in the am, so it might just have avocado toast or granola.”

2. SPF and Haircare

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Jacobellis spends a lot of time outside, so a good SPF is a must. “I have been fortunate to have Paul Mitchell as my longest running sponsor and they have educated me on my hair care routine and always have new products to help keep my hair hydrated and strong as I face all the elements throughout the year,” she told Women Fitness. “My favorite Paul Mitchell product for my hair is the Forever Blonde line. For my face… a lot of sunscreen.”

3. Running With Her Pup

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Jacobellis works out with her Yorkshire Terrier Gidget whenever possible. “I love walking on the beach with Gidget,” she told Whistle. “And skateboarding, she loves running next to me when I skate and she can even pull me! [My summer routine is] wake up, make some coffee and walk Gidget, do some sort of cardio (run, surf, swim and depending on the distance I might take Gidget) go to the gym, do work in the afternoon, walk Gidget, and prep dinner.”

4. Justified Pride

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Jacobellis’ X-Games success means the most to her. “My most treasured accomplishments are my 10 X-Games Gold Medals,” she told Whistle. “Those courses were the biggest and scariest courses and that was an amazing feeling to win. I have also been so excited that I have been able to keep competing for so many years on tour.”

5. Training On the Road

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Jacobellis has figured out how to keep her training going even in tricky spots. “On the road workouts can be challenging when gyms are hard to find but not impossible,” she told Women Fitness. “1. Walking lunges with dumbbells 2. Single leg RDL (Russian deadlifts) 3. Hanging leg raises 4.Traditional or wide leg back squats 5. Bent over single arm rows (these exercises can be done when there are limited weights to work with in a hotel gym).”

Alpine skier Isabella Wright is recovering from injuries and grateful for her team. Wright, 27, shared a picture of herself wearing black shorts and a tank top, her left arm in a sling. “Well, it wasn’t an easy one ❤️‍🩹but i learned a lot, I pushed through a lot, and I got to do it with a lot of good people by my side! it’s time to let the mind and body fully heal up 🍋A HUGE thank you to all my sponsors and my Team for the support through the ups and downs! it really does take a big support system and I’m surrounded by something much bigger than myself and i’ll be forever grateful for that 🫶🏽 thank you,” she captioned the post. Here’s what Wright’s training regimen looks like.

1. Snowbird, Utah

Wright grew up racing at Snowbird, Utah. “Skiing started out as a family activity—it was the best daycare for my parents,” she told Ski Magazine. That’s what sparked it—the mountains and the people and being a part of the Snowbird program. Snowbird’s program is the perfect mix. Most of the time training was too soft, so we would go and free-ski and huck cliffs. It was a huge part of the program, which is why I think so many great skiers in general come out of Snowbird, and why I loved it so much.”

2. Project Rock

Wright is thrilled to be part of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Project Rock. “He has built a platform and a brand for the #hardestworkersintheroom that gives people the opportunity to put on a Project Rock uniform, do the work, and have a fresh start everyday. Everyone has their own story, it’s what you do with what you have that speaks volumes. And that’s what makes him and this brand so special. He works to be his best self every day. Something I try to emulate both him and @lindseyvonn,” she captioned a post.

3. Slalom vs. Super-G

Wright loves the adrenaline high from skiing. “Snowbird is more of a slalom hill, so I grew up a slalom skier,” she told Ski Magazine. “But as I grew older, once I had my first taste of super-G and downhill, feeling those G-forces, it really sparked a need for speed. Speed skiers have this edge and mindset; you have to want to put yourself in a scary, risky situation. You’re going 80-plus miles an hour down this icy pitch and there’s so much adrenaline. Super-G is my favorite because it’s really fast but there are a lot of technical elements, too.”

4. Strength Training

Wright frequently posts videos of herself doing strength training at the gym. “Puttin in werkkk at my favorite gym🏋🏽‍♀️💪🏽 #usanacenterofexcellence. I wish my muscles would grow as fast as my calluses🥴 hehe! thankful to have so many people around me to push the limits each day,” she captioned a post.

5. Ski Family

Wright says her team is her family. “The difference is that your family on the road, they understand a part of the sport that no one else can understand because they’re doing it with you,” she told Ski Magazine. “The emotions, pressure, gratitude, and horrible days—no one knows those feelings better than your teammates. The bond is that you understand that person sometimes better than they understand themselves. You feel for them because you feel that you are them; it’s an unbreakable bond.”