MILAN — Ruining the friendship was worth it for Mikaela Shiffrin.
Taylor Swift responded to one of Shiffrin's Instagram posts, congratulating her on winning her third Olympic gold medal. The post was a photo of Shiffrin during the slalom race Wednesday, Feb. 18, and she captioned it, "My advice is always ruin the friendship."
"HISTORIC" Swift replied, adding three gold medal emojis.
Shiffrin put a screenshot of the comment on her IG story, saying "Ummmm" with several starstruck and stunned emojis. Shiffrin is a big Swift fan, and she took her U.S. Ski teammates to the Denver stop of the Eras tour in July 2023.
"Ruin the Friendship," off Swift's latest "Life of a Showgirl" album, is the story of someone who realizes too late that she should have had the courage to act on her feelings. After winning gold, Shiffrin talked of needing to remind herself to ignore previous criticism and commit to what she wanted.
