Shiffrin talks about watching Biles deal with Olympic stress

FILE - United States' Mikaela Shiffrin checks her time at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Kronplatz, Italy, Jan. 25, 2022. Empathizing with other athletes’ frank conversations about mental health got Shiffrin thinking about what awaits her at the Beijing Olympics. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)

FILE - Simone Biles, of the United States, stand on the mat during the warm up prior to the artistic gymnastics balance beam final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. Two-time Alpine skiing gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has been thinking a lot about the stress and pressure that gymnast Biles and swimmer Caeleb Dressel discussed during last year's Tokyo Olympics. And Shiffrin knows that she will face similar burdens when her races at the Beijing Winter Games. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

FILE - United States' Mikaela Shiffrin, left, poses for photos with her mother Eileen after winning an Alpine Skiing World Cup women's Slalom, in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, March. 9, 2019. Awareness about, and concern for, mental health is still relatively new in elite sports. Eileen, who also serves as a coach, sees up-close what Mikaela goes through as they travel the ski circuit together. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca, File)

FILE - United States' Mikaela Shiffrin waits at the start of an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Kronplatz, Italy, Jan. 25, 2022. Empathizing with other athletes’ frank conversations about mental health got Shiffrin thinking about what awaits her at the Beijing Olympics. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)

FILE - Caeleb Dressel, of the United States, celebrates his gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. Two-time Alpine skiing gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has been thinking a lot about the stress and pressure that gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Dressel discussed during last year's Tokyo Olympics. And Shiffrin knows that she will face similar burdens when her races at the Beijing Winter Games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)