Shiffrin slides out as teenagers make impact
BEIJING: Double gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin slid out in her bitterly disappointing opening race at the Beijing Olympics on Monday as two teenagers made their mark on their Games debuts.
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USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin after giant slalom crash in Beijing: ‘I won’t ever get over this’
Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out of the women’s giant-slalom on Sunday as she made a stuttering start to her quest to win at least three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.
Today at the Winter Olympics: Bronze at best for GB curlers after last-four loss
Great Britain’s hopes of Winter Olympics gold in the mixed curling were ended as a 6-5 semi-final defeat to Norway sent Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat into the bronze medal match.
USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out of bid to win her first gold of Beijing 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out of the women’s giant-slalom on Sunday as she made a stuttering start to her quest to win at least three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.
Sweden's Sara Hector wins Olympic giant slalom gold after Mikaela Shiffrin out
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Winter Olympics: American skier gives incredible response after crashing and being stretchered off
American skier Nina O’Brien is ‘alert and responsive’ after suffering a heavy crash at the Winter Olympics and just wanted to know if she was going fast enough to win a medal.
Beijing Winter Olympics: Hector strikes giant slalom gold after Shiffrin bombs
Sara Hector won the women's Olympic giant slalom on Monday in a race stripped of a showdown with Mikaela Shiffrin after the American slid out in the first leg. Hector, fastest down on the opening run of two, clocked a combined total of 1min 55.69sec to finish 0.28sec ahead of Italy's Federica Brignone, with current world champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland rounding out the podium. "I really tried to push it and give it all I got.
Sara Hector’s Olympic gold medal is a lesson in perseverance
The women’s giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics was filled with plenty of disappointment. A missed gate ended Mikaela Shiffrin‘s Olympic title defense. Nina O’Brien had a scary crash across the finish line after a promising first run. All told, 31 of 82 skiers failed to finish either run one or two.