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.
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US skier Nina O'Brien suffers horrifying crash in Olympics giant slalom event: 'She is alert and responsive'
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Sweden's Sara Hector wins Olympic giant slalom gold after Mikaela Shiffrin out
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The Winter Olympics is in full swing in Beijing with Team GB hoping to win a record medal tally.
Australian Olympic Committee unsure if skier Katie Parker will test negative for COVID-19 on arrival in Beijing
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) says it is crossing its fingers alpine skier Katie Parker will return a negative COVID-19 test when she arrives in Beijing on Tuesday.
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.