"American alpine star Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the top of the Olympic podium Wednesday, winning gold in the women's slalom at the Milano Cortina Winter Games and ending an eight-year Olympic medal drought. According to reporting from the Associated Press, the 30-year-old delivered two commanding runs in Cortina d'Ampezzo to finish 1.50 seconds ahead of the field. She carried a strong lead from the first run and then sealed the victory with what AP described as an "exquisite" second run that extended her margin decisively."
"Bleacher Report data shows Shiffrin's combined winning time was 1:39.10, ahead of Switzerland's Camille Rast (1:40.60) in silver and Sweden's Anna Swenn‑Larsson (1:40.81) in bronze. Shiffrin had already set the tone early in the race. She posted the fastest opening run at 47.13 seconds-nearly a full second quicker than the next-closest competitor, before backing it up with a clean final descent."
Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Games with a combined time of 1:39.10. She finished 1.50 seconds ahead of the field, with Camille Rast taking silver (1:40.60) and Anna Swenn‑Larsson bronze (1:40.81). Shiffrin posted the fastest opening run at 47.13 seconds and followed with a clean, decisive second descent described as "exquisite." The victory was her fourth Olympic medal, her first since 2018, and reinforced slalom as her signature discipline after a medalless 2022 Olympic appearance.
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