Mikaela Shiffrin of US Wins Slalom

This morning, 18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest skier to win gold in the Olympic slalom. Ever. How? She took on a course with the kind of calm usually shown by athletes who have been on the race circuit for, 

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — American teenage skiing sensation Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in women's slalom Friday night, becoming the discipline's youngest ever Olympic champion and throwing in some near-crash theatrics to keep it 

In order to win, Shiffrin would have to ski even faster than she had in her first run. Halfway through her second run, Shiffrin became unbalanced and her weight shifted back on her heels. The power in the tails of her skis sprung her forward like a