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Mikaela Shiffrin's wait for third Olympic gold to continue after crashing out of giant slalom at Beijing Winter Olympics

America's defending giant slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin, who says the experience of competing at a Games was "terrifying", falls after just five corners of her Olympic defence.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2022

Even in Defeat, Mikaela Shiffrin Shows Her Star Appeal

The two-time gold medalist laid bare her dismay immediately after suffering a rare crash in her opening event in Beijing.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 7, 2022

Mikaela Shiffrin won't defend giant slalom title after slipping out of race

The night before Mikaela Shiffrin's first race at the Beijing Olympics, a post on her social media accounts endorsing headphones carried a simple tagline: "Yeah, I am human."

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2022

Otherworldly feel of Alpine skiing venue a perfect fit for unusual Beijing Olympics

BEIJING — The downhill track resembles a narrow white river snaking through the Xiaohaituo Mountain Area's windswept brown scrub that extends in all directions.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 4, 2022

Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin discusses being shaped by loss

The skiing prodigy has endured Covid, injury, and the death of her father in recent years. Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

The biggest superstars and storylines to watch at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

A US star coping with the weight of expectation, a dual Chinese-American teen soaring to new heights, and some speedy Dutch skaters aiming to make history are some of the storylines to watch during this Winter Olympics.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022

Pressure on Biles, Summer Olympians resonated with Shiffrin

Two-time Alpine skiing gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has been thinking a lot about the stress and pressure that gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Caeleb Dressel discussed during last year's Tokyo Olympics

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Olympic athletes have 1 more thing to stress about: weather

Winter Olympians in outdoor sports such as Alpine skiing or snowboarding say the weather can be a key factor in success or failure

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Mikaela Shiffrin Is Focused on the Process

After the sudden death of her father, and faced with the crushing weight of expectations, the dominant skier of her generation has recalibrated her idea of Olympic success heading into Beijing.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 18, 2022