YANQING, China — Mikaela Shiffrin spent her darkest moments of a dark Olympics staring into a spotlight. At the base of the “Ice River,” the ski slope that felled her, again and again, she’d hop from one television camera to the next, and bare her soul. She’d laugh and cry and probe, searching for proper words, exploring the intricacies of failure. Many people would rather anguish in private. Shiffrin, who anguished more than most at these Games, broadcast her emotional… Source link
Read More »Lara Gut-Behrami wins world championships super-G; Mikaela Shiffrin bronze to tie record
Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami won the first race of the world Alpine skiing championships after a late mistake from bronze medalist Mikaela Shiffrin may have cost the American a repeat gold in the super-G. Gut-Behrami prevailed by .34 of a second over countrywoman Corinne Suter for her first world title in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, after the start of the championships was delayed by three days due to weather. Shiffrin finished .47 behind in third to collect her eighth world championships medal,… Source link
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