Mikaela Shiffrin finishes super-G at Olympics, but won't medal in event in Beijing

After a rocky start to her Olympics campaign, Mikaela Shiffrin said she was ready to «refocus» on what she called a «fun» super-G race Friday.

She did just that.

Shiffrin didn't win a medal, but she completed the race and, perhaps most importantly, proved to herself she could do it despite the challenges of the past week.

Two days after slipping just five seconds into the first of her slalom race, and four days after skiing out 11 seconds into her opening run of the grand slalom, Shiffrin silenced her doubts and made it down the mountain in the super-G in 1:14.30.

The 11th skier to take the course, Shiffrin had the eighth-best time when she crossed the finish line.

While not the result she wanted, Shiffrin was all smiles after completing the race.

The 26-year-old American, who had arrived in Beijing as one of the faces of the Games and expected to win multiple medals, had been candid with reporters following her slalom early exit.

«I'll try to reset again, and maybe try to reset better this time,» she said. «But I also don't know how to do it better because I've never been in this position before and I don't know how to handle it.»

She had expressed doubt about the rest of her competitive schedule but after a successful training session Thursday, she opted to participate in the super-G. She had never competed in the event during her previous two Olympics, but had won the super-G world title in 2019.