"Mikaela Shiffrin, the most successful racer in Alpine skiing history, ended her Olympic medal drought in spectacular fashion Wednesday, winning gold in women's slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games. Shiffrin won her third career Olympic gold medal by finishing 1.50 seconds ahead of silver medalist Camille Rast of Switzerland and 1.71 seconds over bronze medalist Anna Swenn Larsson of Sweden with a total time of 1:39.10 over two runs."
"In the morning run, Shiffrin finally broke through with a strong performance. She skied the course in a smooth 47.13 seconds, 0.82 of a second faster than Germany's Laura Duerr, who went just before her and briefly had the fastest run. It was a classic performance by Shiffrin, who won gold in slalom at the Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 when she was just 18, making her the youngest Olympic champion in that event."
Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games with a combined time of 1:39.10 across two runs. Shiffrin finished 1.50 seconds ahead of silver medalist Camille Rast and 1.71 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Anna Swenn Larsson. Shiffrin posted a dominant first run of 47.13 seconds, 0.82 seconds faster than Germany's Laura Duerr. Shiffrin entered the Games after failing to medal in six events at Beijing 2022 and after modest early results at Milan-Cortina, including 15th in the slalom portion of the combined and 11th in the giant slalom. The victory is her third Olympic gold and first since 2018.
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