Team USA‘s Mikaela Shiffrin finally secured another Winter Olympics gold medal on Wednesday as she reigned supreme in the women’s slalom.
It had been a disappointing games for the 30-year-old skier, who could only manage 11th and 4th in the giant slalom and team events earlier on in Milan.
Those results threatened to extend her Winter Olympics agony. She failed to medal in any of her events at Beijing 2022 and was on an 0-8 streak.
But Shiffrin showed her undoubted quality by finishing over a second quicker than Switzerland’s Camille Rast to return to the top step of the podium. Anna Swenn Larsson of Sweden took bronze.
An emotional Shiffrin broke down in tears when she discovered she’d won the third gold medal of her career before embracing her fellow medalists.
More to follow.
Mikaela Shiffrin finally won gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, regaining the slalom title
Shiffrin finished almost a second quicker than Germany’s Lena Durr to claim her gold medal
Shiffrin finished over a second quicker than Switzerland’s Camille Rast (L) while Anna Swenn Larsson of Sweden took bronze