"Shiffrin has won more World Cup races than any other skier in history and she has been the overall leader in this winter's World Cup standings ahead of competition here. But the Olympics have long stymied Shiffrin, since her stunning disappointment in 2022, when she left the Beijing Games empty-handed despite entering all six Alpine events."
"in which she collided with a course gate and suffered a freak puncture wound to her abdomen. She returned to the World Cup circuit later that winter but for months struggled with PTSD in the giant slalom event, she later said. It was only last month that Shiffrin finally reached a World Cup podium in the event for the first time since the injury, finishing third at Spindleruv Mlyn in Czechia."
Mikaela Shiffrin failed to medal in giant slalom at Cortina d'Ampezzo, finishing sixth after her final run. She has won more World Cup races than any skier and led this winter's World Cup standings. Olympic competition has frustrated her since 2022 when she left Beijing empty-handed despite entering all six Alpine events. She won giant slalom gold in 2018 but struggled after a 2024 crash in Killington that caused a puncture wound and months of PTSD in giant slalom. She returned and reached a World Cup podium last month, but said she still lacks the drive and comfort to push like the top racers.
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