BEIJING Maybe this “huge disappointment” her words upon missing a gate early in the first Alpine race at the Beijing Olympics will serve Mikaela Shiffrin well moving
Mikaela Shiffrin will not soon forget what happened Monday in her first race of the Beijing Olympics. The poor turn that came five gates, and mere seconds, into the defense of her 2018 gold medal in the giant slalom. The slide and fall onto her hip. The missed gate that meant she was done early in the opening run of a two-leg event.