New Delhi:
Mikaela Shiffrin is an icon in the ski world. A two-time Olympic gold medalist and multiple win Alpine World Cup skier, the 27-year-old American athlete has a huge record behind him. But the different feathers on her cap didn’t stop Mikaela Shiffrin from having an absolute fangirl moment when she interacted with tennis legend Roger Federer in an interview.
The 2018 interview sees Mikaela Shiffrin and Roger Federer discuss their food preferences and tennis at the Laver Cup in Chicago. However, it is a 27-second clip from the conversation that has now gone viral on social media. The clip, shared on Twitter, shows the sports stars towards the end of the discussion.
To wrap up the interaction, the two shake hands and Mikaela Shiffrin says, “Congratulations. By the way, I’ve always wanted to say this to you. Congratulations on an incredible career – it’s not over yet; say so,” all while holding Roger Federer’s hand.
Mikaela Shiffrin finally lets go of his hand and says, “And I’m not going to hold your hand anymore”, causing the Swiss tennis great to laugh out loud.
Roger Federer says with a laugh: “All the best. This was a nice interview. I enjoyed it.”
Mikaela Shiffrin then exclaims, “Oh my god,” as if she’s collapsing after what must have been a nerve-wracking interaction with the legendary tennis star, sparking laughter from those behind the camera and Roger Federer himself.
Roger Federer then says, “Oh, come on. That was great. You did so well.”
One user shared the video on Twitter, saying, “This is so cute, she belongs to all of us,” with a link to the 2018 interview.
This is so cute, she belongs to all of us!????????https://t.co/mA05un8rdcpic.twitter.com/2wsIKwEoAb
— Allez Roger (@fedrermoment) July 28, 2022
And people couldn’t stop fangirling about Roger Federer.
“Look at Roger. He just doesn’t stop… giggling throughout the video. I miss him,” said one user.
Just look at Roger???????? He just won’t stop….giggling throughout the video????❤️I miss him????
— Parul (@parul108) July 28, 2022
“All of us. Yesss. I will never let go of the handshake,” confessed another user.
All of us. yesss. I will never let go of the HANDSHAKE ????
— Sahana (@Yessrao) July 29, 2022
One person said, “I would scream.”
I would scream https://t.co/CIbfdQ1ucn
— Najaf Kazmi (@uselessnajaf) July 29, 2022
‘Don’t blame her at all. I would be exactly the same,” read one of the comments
Don’t blame her at all. I would be exactly the same. https://t.co/x603IlC1gO
— Penny (@pennysarahtoni) July 29, 2022
Speaking about her interaction with Roger Federer – who she calls her “idol” – the champion skier told DailyExpertNews that the tennis icon was “better than I could have ever dreamed.”
Mikaela Shiffrin added that he was easy to talk to, saying: “He was upbeat and smiley and easy to talk to. He went out of his way to make it easy. It was so cool for me to see it It’s possible to be an athlete of his caliber and be more elegant and generous and kind than you expect.”
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