Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin was doing everything in her power not to curse during a Today Show appearance, but it happened anyway.
On Wednesday, Shiffrin won gold in the slalom. It was her first medal since winning a silver in the combined at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. The win ended an 0-for-8 skid during the Winter Games, which included DNFs in three events four years ago.
On Thursday, Shriffin appeared on the Today Show to reflect on her gold medal journey. She was deep in conversation with Carson Daly, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin when an unintentionally hilarious moment happened. The Olympian accidentally cursed on camera, dropping an f-bomb. (Warning: link contains NSFW words)
‘There’s been, definitely, a spiritual journey the last years that are just― I don’t know. I took the moment, and I just said [expletive],’ Shiffrin said.
Realizing her error, Shiffrin’s eyes immediately widened in fear, but, before she knew it, another curse worse escaped.
‘[Expletive],’ the skier said before covering her mouth, embarrassed by both blunders.
The Today Show crew offered words of comfort to Shiffrin as the Olympic skier took a deep breath and tried her best to laugh off the moment.
‘It’s OK! It’s OK! It’s OK!’ Melvin said.
Shiffrin hung her head and smiled before admitting that the moment did not go the way she planned.
‘That went so bad,’ she said, laughing.