Mikaela Shiffrin may have missed out on her second opportunity to medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Sunday, but the most decorated American skier in history is still plenty optimistic for her ...

When she finally crossed the finish line a second-and-a-half faster than anyone else, Mikaela Shiffrin did the strangest thing. Nothing. She did nothing. As the memory of eight races, four years and ...

Mikaela Shiffrin is on the brink of her sixth career overall World Cup title after keeping her red-hot slalom streak going Tuesday. Alain Grosclaude / Agence Zoom / Getty Images Mikaela Shiffrin ...

The all-time World Cup record holder was in danger of going two straight Winter Games without a medal. Then, she dug in for one of the most dominant skiing results ever. CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — ...

Shiffrin had been 0-for-8 since 2018 in Olympic medal attempts before Wednesday's slalom. She dominated to win her third career Olympic gold. Tiziana Fabi / AFP via Getty Images CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, ...

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All the talent in the world isn’t enough. Not when the eyes of the world are trained on you. Not when the expectations on you are bigger than the mountain you’re standing atop or the arena you’re in ...

Mikaela Shiffrin of United States gold medal celebrates at the end of the Women's Slalom Run on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on February 18, ...

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CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — The performance Mikaela Shiffrin delivered Wednesday both stood out as extraordinary and faded into the background as mundane and routine. That is her dichotomy in slalom ...

Joy and sweet redemption today for U.S. alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin at the Winter Olympics. Shiffrin finally medaled, winning gold and thereby breaking a long, agonizing streak of Olympic losses.