KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Before coming to Sochi, Mikaela Shiffrin had envisioned this moment. The reigning slalom world champion, she had visualized herself standing on top of the podium. Ahead after the first run of women's slalom, she was on
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,
First things first, our Olympic Stud of the Day honor shall be handed to America's own Mikaela Shiffrin who became the youngest slalom gold medalist at the age of 18. Not only that, but for a moment in her second run, she
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. The 18-year-old Shiffrin
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia – Mikaela Shiffrin made Alpine skiing history Friday as the youngest ever winner of an Olympic slalom gold medal after making an astonishing recovery midway through her second run.