"Shiffrin put in two dominant runs in gorgeous conditions amid the jagged peaks of the Dolomites to show, again, why she is regarded by many as the greatest Alpine skier of all time. It was the third-largest margin of victory in a women's Olympic slalom, the event she won as a fresh-faced teenager in Sochi in 2014 to underline her status as a skiing star."
"Twelve years later, she delivered again in her favorite race. The 30-year-old Shiffrin pumped her fists to the crowd and then was fighting back tears as she approached her mom and coach, Eileen, for a long hug on the sidelines. Shiffrin said it was "really hard to understand and process". "Maybe," she added, "just today, I realized what happened in Sochi. It's crazy.""
Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's Olympic slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo by 1.50 seconds with two dominant runs in clear Dolomites conditions. The margin was the third-largest in Olympic women's slalom history and mirrored her 2014 Sochi slalom gold as a teenager. Emotions followed as she hugged silver-medalist Camille Rast, bronze-medalist Anna Swenn Larsson, and her mother-coach Eileen. Shiffrin had not medaled in Beijing after a 0-for-6 performance and posted mixed results earlier in Cortina, but she now holds three Olympic golds, one silver, and 108 World Cup wins, including 71 slalom victories.
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