Mikaela Shiffrin joined countless fans in awe after Nikola Jokić’s electrifying display against the San Antonio Spurs on April 4. Fresh off wrapping up her 2026 Alpine Skiing World Cup season in Norway, Shiffrin is now savoring some well-earned downtime after a season that saw her seize Olympic gold and shatter multiple records.
Shiffrin is a big fan of Jokić and the Denver Nuggets and has cheered them on from the sidelines on many occasions, including during their 2023 NBA Finals run.
What Mikaela Shiffrin Shared About Nikola Jokić’s Performance
In February at the Milan Winter Olympics, Shiffrin clinched gold in the slalom, adding a fourth Olympic medal and a third gold to her collection. She also captured her sixth overall World Cup title and a record ninth slalom Crystal Globe, capping off a truly extraordinary season for the American star. The overall title also meant she had made history, tying Annemarie Moser-Pröll’s women’s record for the most overall World Cup titles.
Against the San Antonio Spurs, Jokić recorded 40 points, 8 rebounds, and 13 assists, while adding 3 blocks and committing 0 turnovers over nearly 44 minutes. Shiffrin reacted to this performance on her Instagram Story, sharing:
“🤯🤯🤯”
This year, Shiffrin made her loyalty to the Nuggets clear, proudly declaring herself a “Nuggets fan through and through” while receiving a custom jersey at a Brooklyn Nets event. She has also shared the excitement of live games with her mother, Eileen.
How the 2022 Beijing Olympics Helped Mikaela Shiffrin
At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Shiffrin was expected to win at least one Olympic gold medal, given that she was scheduled to compete in all six alpine disciplines. Shiffrin, however, left with no medals in the events she competed in at those Games, marking a very difficult period for her.
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Following the Milan Games, Shiffrin opened up in an interview about a powerful moment she experienced during the slalom event.
“My biggest fear going into the Games was that I would feel really isolated and alone,” she said. “And instead, they made me feel very supported and feel very together. In that moment of the second run of the slalom, it felt like they were skiing it with me, really. So I think about my dad (Jeff, who died in 2020), and I feel like that would be something he was really proud of, too, thinking about the right things in the right moment.”
During the conversation, Shiffrin shared that she had finally put the “ghosts of Beijing” to rest, describing the Milan Games as a completely different experience. With World Cup races following immediately after, she said the whirlwind season made the Milan Games feel almost surreal.
