Mikaela Shiffrin silenced all her doubters on Wednesday with a gold medal win at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Olympic medal drought Wednesday when the American skiing standout put in two dominant runs to win the women’s slalom at the Milan Cortina Games.

Racing in what she described as a “spiritual state,” Shiffrin put in two dominant runs in gorgeous conditions amid the jagged peaks of the Dolomites to win by a massive 1.50 seconds, making her the fi...