Olympics-Alpine skiing-Shiffrin borrows Goggia's skis for combined downhill
By Simon Evans
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U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin doesn't finish slalom leg of Alpine combined at Beijing Olympics
Mikaela Shiffrin entered the slalom portion of the combined race in fifth place after an impressive downhill run and looking to reverse her Olympic woes with a medal in her last individual race of the 2022 Beijing Games.
Mikaela Shiffrin uses Sofia Goggia's downhill skis in combined event: "Fly Mika, you can"
Mikaela Shiffrin revealed a curious anecdote behind her strong performance in the downhill run of the women's alpine combined event at Beijing 2022.
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin borrows Goggia's skis for combined downhill
YANQING, China : American Mikaela Shiffrin borrowed Sofia Goggia's skis for the downhill leg of Thursday's combined competition at the Beijing Games and said she "almost started crying" at the message left by the Italian.
Mikaela Shiffrin 'laying everything on the line' while Ester Ledecka eyes historic double-double at Winter Olympics
Mikaela Shiffrin has gone into fifth place with her Alpine combined downhill run with a “spectacular ski” in her attempt to salvage something from her turbulent 2022 Games. Meanwhile, Ester Ledecka is just 0.01 seconds off the leading pace of Austria’s Christine Scheyer as she looks for an unprecedented skiing-snowboard Olympic double-double. Ad/> The second half of the event – the slalom run – begins at 06:00 GMT.
Mikaela Shiffrin loans Sofia Goggia’s skis for combined event at Winter Olympics and ‘almost cries’ at message left
Mikaela Shiffrin borrowed Sofia Goggia’s skis for the downhill segment of the combined event at the Winter Olympics, and “almost started crying” at the message left by the Italian. Goggia won silver in the downhill two days ago, and the 2018 Olympic champion leant her Atomic skis to Shiffrin as the American went for gold in the combined on Thursday. Ad/> Shiffrin remains in contention heading into the slalom, which takes place at 6am GMT on Thursday, having finished fifth in the downhill.
Mikaela Shiffrin and Ester Ledecka in combined contention as Christine Scheyer leads after downhill at Beijing 2022
Christine Scheyer leads the way in the women’s combined after posting the fastest time in the downhill at the Winter Olympics, but favourite Mikaela Shiffrin and the remarkable Ester Ledecka remain in contention going into the slalom. Shiffrin finished fifth in the downhill segment of the combined event at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre, 0.56 seconds behind Scheyer.