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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 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 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.
Norwegian alpine skier Atle Lie McGrath called his second-run failure and pole-throw in the Olympic men’s slalom the worst moment of his career, amid personal heartbreak over his grandfather’s death, as teammate support poured in after Loic Meillard took gold.
Norway's Atle Lie McGrath appeared poised for Olympic gold in the men's slalom at the 2026 Winter Games in Bormio, but he skied out on the course, relinquished the lead, and then wrestled with his emotions as he walked off toward the finish.
Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath led the Olympic men’s slalom in Bormio after the first run but straddled a gate on the Stelvio course on the second run, failing to finish and missing gold as Switzerland’s Loïc Meillard captured the title (with Fabio Gstrein and Henrik Kristoffersen taking silver and bronze). McGrath, who had been racing with the heartbreak of his grandfather’s death the night before, walked off the course in distress, throwing his poles as he processed the near-miss.
Mikaela Shiffrin extended her Olympic medal drought to seven races after the team event in Milan Cortina 2026, and she remains focused on her core events of slalom and giant slalom with the next races scheduled for Feb. 15 (women’s giant slalom) and Feb. 18 (women’s slalom), broadcast on Peacock and NBC/USA as she pursues Olympic redemption.
Mikaela Shiffrin won the final World Cup slalom before the Olympics in Spindleruv Mlyn, earning a record ninth discipline title for the season and finishing ahead of Camille Rast and Emma Aicher.
Camille Rast ended Mikaela Shiffrin’s six-race winning streak in World Cup slaloms in Slovenia, with Rast securing her fourth career win and third in slalom, just 45 days before the Winter Olympics, highlighting a competitive rivalry ahead of the Games.
Camille Rast ended Mikaela Shiffrin's winning streak in the Kranjska Gora Slalom, securing her second victory in two days and emerging as a top contender in the season, while Shiffrin narrowly missed her seventh consecutive win.