
Mikaela Shiffrin’s first competition of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics didn’t go as planned.
Shiffrin, considered one of the greatest slalom skiers in Olympic history, stunningly came up short in the women’s team combined event on Tuesday. She was paired with Breezy Johnson on Team USA, a coupling that many prematurely called the “Dream Team” given both their accomplishments (Johnson clinched gold in the downhill earlier in the Games).