US Olympic Skier Shiffrin Tests Positive for COVID-19

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin arrives at finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom race in Courchevel, France, on Dec. 22, 2021. Giovanni Maria Pizzato/AP Photo

Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin is the latest elite skier to test positive for COVID-19 with the Beijing Games less than six weeks away.

“I wanted to let you all know that I’m doing well, but unfortunately I had a positive COVID test,” the American wrote on her social media accounts Monday. “I’m following protocol and isolating.”