Mikaela Shiffrin storms to stunning slalom gold to make Winter Olympic history
American wins third gold overall and first since 2018
TL;DR
- Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom at the Olympics with a two-run time of 1min 39.10sec.
- She became the first US skier to win three Olympic gold medals.
- Camille Rast of Switzerland took silver, 1.50sec behind Shiffrin.
- Anna Swenn-Larsson of Sweden won the bronze medal.
- Shiffrin's first-run lead was the largest in an Olympic women's slalom in 66 years.
- This win follows a medal-less performance in Beijing and a previous severe crash.
- Shiffrin is the second woman to win the Olympic slalom more than once.