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VIDEO: Mikaela Shiffrin takes Gold in the Giant Slalom in PyeongChang

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Mikaela Shiffrin finally made her much-anticipated debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics on Thursday (Korean time) by winning gold in the giant slalom. She finished with a two-run total of 2:20.02. Silver went to Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway with 2:20.41 and Federica Brignone of Italy bronze in 2:20.49. Shiffrin was in second place after her first run, an event she was fifth in […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin Takes Another Gold Medal to Defend Her Title of “Best Slalom Skier In The World”

Mikaela Shiffrin, Vail Colorado native, won her first race of the World Cup season for Women’s Slalom on Sunday. She won both runs with a combined time of 1 minute, 40.91 seconds. This was 1.64 seconds faster than Petra Vlhova, who took silver, and 2.67 seconds faster than Bernadette Schild, who took bronze. The lead she took was the largest time […]
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Lindsey Vonn Ties World Cup Record with 67th Win

The pressure was on for Lindsey Vonn at the World Cup Finals in Meribel, France on Thursday. Just minutes before Vonn stepped up to the gate, Austrian Anna Fenninger secured a solid .71 lead for first. “I knew I had to risk everything if I wanted to get the title,” said Lindsey Vonn. “I risked it all.” Vonn gave it her all, capturing a record-tying 19th World Cup crystal globe by earning her record-extending 67th World Cup victory, a super-G at the World Cup Finals. After 67 seconds of all-out skiing, Vonn crossed the finish line and saw she had […]
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