>> let's get to patrick in atlanta. patrick, meantime on the slopes, i believe it's been a pretty rough day for mikaela shiffrin. disappointment for her no doubt? >> reporter: once again a winter olympic day to forget. the 26-year-old two-time olympic gold medalist. she did not finish the slalom of the alpine combined event sliding off course having entered that slalom portion in fifth place. looking good up to that point. then came from the fall. this was shiffrin's fifth ol olympic event. just to recap worldwide, what was a major shock the american did not finish either in her favorite disciplines, namely the giant slalom and slalom. she is expected to compete in the mixed team event, sixth and final event on saturday. the american describing what happened today as mind boggling adding 60% of her did not finish