U.S. Olympic alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin's quest to make Olympic history will have to wait for another day after she didn't land a medal in the Giant Slalom competition. Beijing2022
There will be 223 athletes from the U.S. competing for gold in Beijing.U.S. Olympic alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin's quest to make Olympic history will have to wait for another day after she didn't land a medal in the Giant Slalom competition Monday."Could blame it on a lot of things...and we'll analyze it till the cows come home, but not today," Shiffrin said on Instagram."Today I chalk it up to really awful timing of a really frustrating mistake.
Shiffrin is one medal away from tying the record for most Olympic medals by a female American Alpine skier, four. She is two gold medals away from holding the record for most golds ever by a female Alpine skier, also four.Shiffrin aims to have many chances to attempt those feats during the games as she plans on competing in four other Alpine events over the next two weeks.
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