"High above the jagged peaks of the Italian Alps, Mikaela Shiffrin stood at the top of the podium once again. After eight long years without an Olympic medal, the American produced two sublime runs to win the women's slalom by a commanding 1.50sec the third-largest margin of victory in Olympic history for the event. In doing so, she became the first American skier to claim three Olympic alpine gold medals and further cemented her status as the greatest alpine skier of her generation."
"Leading by 0.82sec after a blistering first run, Shiffrin held her nerve in the second, overcoming a brief wobble to deliver a performance no rival could touch. When she crossed the finish line, the release of emotion was immediate. The Swiss silver medallist Camille Rast and Sweden's bronze medallist Anna Swenn Larsson embraced her before she shared a long, tearful hug with her mother and coach, Eileen."
"This was a moment I have dreamed about. I've also been very scared of this moment, Shiffrin said. Everything in life that you do after you lose someone you love is like a new experience. It's like being born again. I still have so many moments where I resist this. I don't want to be in life without my dad. Maybe today was the first time that I could actually accept this reality."
Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom in the Dolomites with two sublime runs, finishing 1.50sec ahead, the third-largest Olympic margin in the event. She became the first American skier to win three Olympic alpine gold medals. Shiffrin led by 0.82sec after a blistering first run and held her nerve in the second despite a brief wobble. Teammates and rivals embraced her at the finish and she shared a tearful hug with her mother and coach, Eileen. Her father, who died unexpectedly in 2020, was in her thoughts as the gold medal hung around her neck. In Livigno, Su Yiming won China's first gold in men's slopestyle.
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