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Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin wrote a heartfelt public note to Washington Post journalist Barry Svrluga, praising his coverage as WaPo trims its sports section, and wishing him well as he moves on to the next chapter of his career.
Mikaela Shiffrin snapped her Olympic slump by winning the women's slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games, celebrating with a bold, profanity-laced Instagram post that proclaimed she had won and reflected on self-doubt and perseverance.
Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom gold at Milano Cortina 2026, ending an eight-Olympic-medal drought with a 1:39.10 combined time and a commanding second run, beating Camille Rast by 1.5 seconds while Anna Swenn Larsson took bronze.
Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the Milan-Cortina slalom to win Olympic gold and secure her fourth Olympic medal, ending years of Olympic drought for the American star.
Mikaela Shiffrin clinches a historic slalom gold by 1.50 seconds, becoming the first U.S. skier with three Olympic golds; the U.S. men’s hockey team survives Sweden in overtime to reach the semifinals; Klæbo secures his 10th Olympic gold in the men’s cross-country team sprint as Milan-Cortina’s Day 12 brings OT thrillers and standout performances.
Mikaela Shiffrin finally ends an eight-year Olympic medal drought by winning the Olympic slalom in Cortina, a victory she celebrated with teammates and a poignant nod to her late father after a race she admits carried immense pressure and high expectations, cementing her legacy as one of the sport’s greats.
Mikaela Shiffrin won the women’s slalom in Cortina 2026, earning Olympic gold 12 years after her Sochi triumph and becoming the oldest U.S. slalom gold medalist; after a difficult Beijing showing and coping with her father’s death, she delivered a dominant second run to win by 1.50 seconds, turning grief and pressure into a freeing, reinvigorated chapter in her Olympic story.
Mikaela Shiffrin won the slalom gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo with a two-run 1:39.10 total, beating Camille Rast by 1.50 seconds and earning her first Olympic medal since 2018 after a string of disappointments. The victory capped a long, emotional journey—including personal loss and Beijing/Cortina setbacks—by delivering two near-flawless runs and sealing Shiffrin’s status with her third Olympic gold and eighth Olympic medal overall.
Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the Dolomites with a two-run time of 1:39.10 to become the first American to win three Olympic alpine-gold medals, after a commanding first run and holding off Camille Rast for silver and Anna Swenn-Larsson for bronze.
Mikaela Shiffrin claimed Olympic slalom gold in Cortina 2026 with a 1:39.10 total, beating Camille Rast by 1.50 seconds to become a three-time Olympic champion after Beijing 2022 setbacks. She led the first run in 47.13 seconds and finished the second in 51.97, turning immense pressure and past injuries into a dominant, emblematic victory.
Mikaela Shiffrin finally clinched Olympic gold in slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games, posting a 1:39.1 total and winning by 1.5 seconds over Camille Rast—the largest Olympic alpine-skiing margin since 1998—capping a comeback after a rough Olympic buildup and a 2024 crash, and making her the youngest and oldest U.S. woman to win Alpine skiing gold.
Norway extended its lead in the Milan-Cortina 2026 medal standings to 21 total medals (10 gold), ahead of Italy with 18 and the United States with 17. On Feb. 14 the U.S. earned three medals: Jordan Stolz won gold in the men’s 500m speed skating, while Jaelin Kauf took silver and Elizabeth Lemley gold in women’s dual moguls, with Stolz also setting an Olympic 500m record. Looking ahead to Sunday, Mikaela Shiffrin competes in the giant slalom and Erin Jackson aims to defend the 500m title.
Mikaela Shiffrin finished 11th in the women’s giant slalom at Milan-Cortina 2026, failing to medal as Federica Brignone took gold and Sara Hector and Thea Louise Stjernesund tied for silver. Shiffrin, who was seventh after the first run, couldn’t cut enough time on the second to reach the podium, extending her Olympic medal drought since 2018, with one more Olympic chance in the slalom later in the Games.
At Milan’s Olympics, Ilia Malinin’s quad axel looked destined for gold but costly missteps handed Shaidorov the title, Mikaela Shiffrin endured a disappointing team event that left the U.S. bronze, and Jordan Stolz shrugged off pressure to win two sprint golds. The piece argues that Olympic pressure can warp expectations, but the scoreboard ultimately writes the story, reminding readers not to judge a career by a single moment and to recognize the human cost behind the results.
Day 9 at the Winter Olympics centers on high-stakes U.S. and Canada men’s hockey, curling round robins, and alpine skiing as Mikaela Shiffrin pursues her first Olympic medal since 2018, with additional events in skeleton mixed team and women’s ski jumping.