Mikaela Shiffrin of US Wins Slalom

at Sochi 2014 Olympics. AP Images. 4.4K. Reads. 1. Comment. Team USA's Mikaela Shiffrin added to her fast-growing resume on Thursday in Sochi, earning the gold medal in the women's slalom final at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Fox 2 reported the news: 

SB Nation's puppet broadcast team reports from Sochi, where the U.S. medal count lead isn't enough to lift announcer Chip Matthews's spirits.

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Invoking the sort of recovery skills that Bode Miller made famous, American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin made Alpine skiing history Friday as the youngest ever winner of an Olympic slalom gold medal. Schiffrin, 18, showed 

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Mikaela Shiffrin, the 18-year-old wunderkind of ski racing, is a product of a countercultural movement in American youth sports, an initiative of parents who encourage their children to focus on the process of athletic 

Whether or not she inspires the U.S. Alpine team, Mikaela Shiffrin, the 18-year-old defending world champion in slalom, certainly has impressed the world in her short but spectacular career. The New York Times and