U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin wanted to put her foot on the throat of the second slalom run Friday and win an Olympic gold medal leading wire to wire, with flair. She rocketed down the first part of the course. She was on the right pace. And then she
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,
Mikaela Shiffrin raises her hands high after topping the leaderboard for Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic held at Rosa Khutor Alpine Centre on Friday night (February 21) in Sochi, Russia.
Feb 18, 2014; Krasnaya Polyana, RUSSIA; Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) reacts after competing in the final run of ladies' giant slalom during the Sochi 2014 Olympi.
U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin wanted to put her foot on the throat of the second slalom run Friday and win an Olympic gold medal leading wire to wire, with flair. She rocketed down the first part of the course. She was on the right pace. And then she