Mikaela Shiffrin 'hasn't decided' on competing in downhill event despite 'very fast' practice run at Winter Olympics

Mikaela Shiffrin cut a confident figure during the first of three practice runs for the women’s downhill event, clocking the eighth-fastest time out of 45 skiers, but said she «hasn't decided» whether she will compete on Tuesday. The American’s Olympic campaign got off to a disastrous start in Beijing as she crashed out in her first two events but then managed a ninth-place finish in the super-G, after which she said “things were starting to line up again”.

Ad/> She looked relaxed during Saturday’s downhill practice run as she delivered a strong, confident ski, giving a shrug of the shoulders and a smile in the finishing area. Beijing 2022‘Hang on tight’ – Shiffrin riding the emotions after positive super-G showing15 HOURS AGO “Shiffrin is showing that she’s a sportswoman and is really doing what she loves,” said Eurosport commentator Nick Fellows.

“Today, she is skiing very fast. You can see from her body language, she’s saying, ‘I like this’.” However, the 26-year-old later said she felt there were some sections of the track that «some of the more speed specialist skiers are going to excel at and improve already tomorrow».

'It feels pretty incredible' — Shiffrin delighted with super-G finish Gut-Behrami wins Switzerland's first women's Olympic super-G as Shiffrin finishes ninth 'Enormous expectations' contributing to Shiffrin struggles, says Myhrer «I am not sure exactly where, how I can improve,» she said. /> Switzerland’s Priska Nuffer clocked the quickest time but missed a gate, meaning Germany’s Kira Weidle topped the final standings with a near-perfect run.