Mikaela Shiffrin wins Olympic gold
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Mikaela Shiffrin secured a historic gold medal in the Olympic slalom final on Wednesday.
Mikaela Shiffrin's last shot at a 2026 Winter Olympics medal comes in the women's slalom. Shiffrin is the 2014 gold medalist in slalom, which has been her most successful event on the FIS World Cup circuit. The 30-year-old American is the favorite in the event, but the Milan Cortina Games have produced a mixed bag of results for American favorites.
She finished in 11th place, but she still has another chance at an Olympic gold medal.
Shiffrin finished 11th in Sunday's giant slalom, the competition consisting of two ski races across the morning and early afternoon at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Her combined time of 2:14.42 was nearly a second behind the first-place finisher.