Mikaela Shiffrin Earns Top-10 Finish In Women’s Super G
Feb 10, 2022, 10:01 PM | Updated: Feb 11, 2022, 10:41 am
SALT LAKE CITY – United States skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin earned a top 10 finish in the women’s Super G at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
After struggling in the first couple of events in Beijing, Mikaela Shiffrin had a nice run in the Super G with a time of 1:14.30. That put her in ninth place and +0.79 behind the leader.
She spoke to NBC after her run and said that she felt very good on the run in the Super G.
This is the third Winter Olympic Games for Shiffrin, who has won two gold medals and a silver in her career, entering the 2022 Games.
Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland won the gold medal with a time of 1:13.51. Mirjam Puchner of Austria earned silver with a time of 1:13.73. Taking the bronze medal was Michelle Gisin of Switzerland with a time of 1:13.81.
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