Where's the rest of the US Alpine ski team?

Is Mikaela Shiffrin the tree that hides the forest or some barren desert?

One would say so, as Lindsey Vonn is taking a back seat, presumably preparing for the Olympics, and Ted Ligety having some obvious problems re-entering the top level in GS he left after his injury and operations.

The problem, at it appears to me, is the inability from the alpine leaders and coaches to get their top stars to emulate the up-and-coming racers.

Contrast this with Austria, Italy, Switzerland and the Scandinavian countries. Clearly, the U.S. Alpine Ski leadership is missing something or is woefully unable to build a strong team behind leaders that, at times, are world's phenoms.

Where's the accountability in all this?