US EditionMikaela Shiffrin's Giant Slalom at Milan Cortina Ended without a Medal but Plenty of Optimism
Mikaela Shiffrin finished 11th with a combined time of 2:14.42 as she returned from a serious 2024 injury and ongoing PTSD, missing the podium at the Winter Olympics.
- On Sunday, Mikaela Shiffrin finished 11th in the women's giant slalom at Milan‑Cortina during the 2026 Winter Olympics after Run 1 at 4:00 a.m. ET and Run 2 at 7:30 a.m. ET.
- After a 2024 training injury in Vermont, she was impaled by a gate and diagnosed with PTSD, framing competing again as part of her comeback.
- In run one, Shiffrin posted a 1:04.25 and was seventh, then she recorded a 1:10.17 on her second run for a combined time of 2:14.42.
- Italy's Federica Brignone clinched the gold with a time of 2:13.50 while Sweden's Sara Hector and Norway's Thea Louise Stjernesund tied for silver, leaving Mikaela Shiffrin without an individual medal.
- Given alpine skiing's fine margins and risks, Shiffrin's return, as the 2018 Olympic giant slalom champion and the sport's winningest ski racer, underscores how one mistake can cost a podium.
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While Team USA didn’t walk away with any medals on Sunday – the ninth day of competition – plenty of chances are on the horizon. in one of the day’s most anticipated events, there was some disappointment. Mikaela Shiffrin’s giant slalom ended without a medal as the most decorated skier in the sport’s history placed 11th. Nonetheless, she expressed plenty of optimism following what she called “the greatest show of GS skiing we’ve had in a really …
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Shiffrin takes positives after falling short in Olympic giant slalom
Mikaela Shiffrin looked on the bright side of her latest failure to end her Olympic medal drought after the US ski star only finished 11th in Sunday's giant slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games, which was won by Federica Brignone.
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