Winter Olympics 2022 - Mikaela Shiffrin says her chances of winning a medal are 'not bad' but perfection is 'impossible'

Mikaela Shiffrin says her chances of winning a medal in Beijing are «not bad» as she goes in search of gold at a third consecutive Olympics. Shiffrin won the slalom at the 2014 Olympics before taking another gold in the giant slalom four years later in Pyeongchang. Ad/> She currently tops her sport’s overall World Cup standings, and is widely tipped for more medals in Beijing — where she is set to compete in all five races.

Beijing 2022‘It’s a tease’ – Kilde and Shiffrin so close, yet so far, due to Covid precautionsYESTERDAY AT 10:07 And Shiffrin admits that, «should the chips fall in the right place», her odds for glory are not too bad. Beijing 2022 LIVE — Opening ceremony LIVE! Skeleton sorcery and the bickering curling couple — Beijing diaries «I feel like my skiing is in a pretty good place,» she said. «There’s a lot of potential.

»My odds aren’t bad. «My entire career I have felt like winning was the point of the sport. But you don’t expect how much scrutiny might be involved, and how awful it feels to feel like you have disappointed a nation of people.» Shiffrin is already considered by many to be among the best Alpine skiers ever and is seen as a medal contender in all five events in Beijing, especially the slalom and giant slalom.

But by competing in all events, she also knows that even if she does come away with a gold, it will be impossible not to be disappointed at some point. «Success is getting here and getting through it,» she added. «But there’s going to be some level of disappointment if I walk away with no medal.