Shiffrin’s Olympics: 5 Individual Races, No Medals, 3 DNFs
Feb 17, 2022, 8:08 AM
Mikaela Shiffrin of Team United States in action during the Olympic Games 2022, Women's Downhill Training on February 12, 2022 in Yanqing China. (Photo by Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
(Photo by Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin skied out in the Alpine combined and once again was unable to finish a race at the Beijing Olympics.
She will leave the 2022 Games without an individual medal after participating in all five women’s events.
The 26-year-old American won two golds at past Olympics but did not complete three of her five races in China.
The girl who failed… could also fly. pic.twitter.com/EZJVY03DPc
— Mikaela Shiffrin (@MikaelaShiffrin) February 11, 2022
Shiffrin was fifth-fastest in the downhill portion of the two-run combined on Thursday morning but fell early in the slalom leg in the afternoon.
She sat for a few seconds, then rose and shook her head.
Shiffrin said she was not sure what went wrong in Beijing.
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