VIDEO: I Feel the Need, the Need for Speed! | Mikaela Shiffrin Swaps Skis for F-16 Fighter Jet

Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin is used to going fast on skis. Here, she got to go even faster in a fighter jet at Peterson Air Force Base, taking a ride in an F-16 with the Thunderbirds.

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80-mph and up to 3 Gs on skis don’t compare much to pulling 9 Gs at over 500-mph!