Defending Olympic Champ Mikaela Shiffrin Out Of Giant Slalom
Feb 6, 2022, 7:02 PM | Updated: 7:07 pm
(Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
(Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer
BEIJING (AP) — Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the giant slalom at the Beijing Games and has been disqualified from the event.
Coming around a left-turn gate, she lost her ski’s edge and fell on her side.
Searching for GOLD in Beijing! 🥇 Watch @MikaelaShiffrin on Monday, February 7 as she takes on the Giant Slalom. || @Olympics @Beijing2022
Schedule:
Sun, Feb. 6
Women's GS first run at 8:30pm EST
Mon, Feb. 7
Women's GS second run at 1:30am EST pic.twitter.com/jP4ra0Jaje— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) February 6, 2022
The 26-year-old American was trying to become the first Alpine ski racer from the country to win three Olympic golds.
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