Mikaela Shiffrin’s father, Jeff Shiffrin, died in February 2020 after an accidental fall at the family’s home in Edwards, Colorado, which led to a fatal head injury.

Quick Scoop

  • Jeff Shiffrin was 65 years old when he passed away in early February 2020.
  • Reports describe his death as the result of an accident at the Shiffrin family home in Edwards, Colorado.
  • A coroner-confirmed cause given in later reporting is accidental death from a head injury following a fall.
  • His family, including Mikaela, her brother Taylor, and their mother Eileen, were able to be with him at the hospital before he died.
  • The family has intentionally kept some specifics private, and public accounts emphasize that it was an accidental fall, without fully detailing exactly how it happened (for example, what he fell from).

What’s Publicly Known vs. Speculation

Over the years, some outlets and forum discussions have suggested more specific scenarios (such as falling while working on or near the roof), but these details are not consistently confirmed in official family statements or primary reports, which generally describe it only as an accident at home that caused a fatal head injury.

Given that Mikaela and her family have chosen not to share every detail of the accident, it’s best to treat unconfirmed versions circulating on blogs or forums as speculation rather than established fact, and to rely primarily on what has been clearly reported: an accidental fall at home leading to a head injury and his death in hospital surrounded by family.

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