(NEXSTAR) - Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, the most accomplished athlete in the sport's history, will compete in three events at the upcoming Olympic games in Cortina. Shiffrin enters the competition with a record 108 World Cup wins following a performance in the Beijing Olympics where she did not earn a medal. During the Beijing games, Shiffrin competed in six events but failed to reach the podium despite being one of the most heavily promoted star athletes. She is approaching the current games with a reduced competition schedule and expressed gratitude for the pressure associated with her return to the Olympic stage. Shiffrin addressed the expectations and pressure following her previous Olympic performance. "Pressure can exist," Shiffrin said. "But like Billie Jean King said, pressure is a privilege. And that doesn't always feel that way, but right now it really does feel like a privilege. I'm grateful for that." Her schedule includes the team combined, the giant slalom and the slalom, which is her specialty event. Additionally, Shiffrin has been based in Europe since October and has a history of competing in the region. Regarding the appearance of the venue, Shiffrin noted that the Olympic branding has not overshadowed the character of the town. "Everything's like in its special Olympic color scheme and everything and it's beautiful, but it you know it changes the way a place looks and I would say Cortina still looks like Cortina, which is wonderful," Shiffrin said. "Because it feels generally familiar." The team combined event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday. Shiffrin will also compete in the giant slalom and the slalom later in the games. All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by Nexstar. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat from a broadcast script into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by Nexstar staff before being published