"Mikaela Shiffrin's Olympic woes continued Sunday, with the American skier finishing 11th in the women's giant slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games. Italy's Federica Brignone won the race for her second gold of these Olympics, posting a combined time of 2 minutes and 13.50 seconds. Sweden's Sara Hector and Norway's Thea Louise St. Jernesund tied for silver (+0.62). Hector and St. Jernesund, stunningly, posted identical times in both of their runs - 1:03.97 in Run 1 and 1:10.15 in Run 2."
"Shiffrin's second run started strong but she lost time in the middle part of the course to finish in 1:10.17 combined time of 2:14.42 (+0.92). Shiffrin, the all-time leader in World Cup wins, has failed to reach the podium in her last eight Olympic events. Although Shiffrin won gold in the giant slalom in the 2018 Olympics, her subsequent performances in Beijing in 2022, and last Tuesday in Cortina, have people wondering if the Games present a brick-wall mental block for her."
Mikaela Shiffrin placed 11th in the women's giant slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games, extending an Olympic run of eight consecutive events without a medal. Italy's Federica Brignone captured gold with a combined time of 2:13.50, while Sweden's Sara Hector and Norway's Thea Louise St. Jernesund tied for silver with identical times in both runs. Shiffrin recorded a combined 2:14.42 after losing time in the middle of her second run. Shiffrin remains the all-time leader in World Cup victories and entered the Games off dominant World Cup slalom form, yet Olympic results have remained elusive, including a 15th-place combined finish earlier in these Games and mixed results in Beijing 2022.
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