Mikaela Shiffrin makes first giant slalom podium
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"I was on the cusp of losing my standings... That might be the end of my [grand slalom] career," the Olympic skier tells PEOPLE exclusively of her thought after crashing
Mikaela Shiffrin has earned a place on the podium of a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in two years. The American finished third in the last GS before the Milan Cortina Olympics. The
Fourteen months after crashing at the 2024 Killington World Cup, the Burke Mountain Academy graduate turned most-winning Alpine racer in history is again ascending — just in time for her fourth Olympics.
Mikaela Shiffrin set an all-time World Cup record Sunday with her 156th podium finish though she let victory slip away in a slalom. Racing through steadily falling snow with a first-run lead, Shiffrin was only 25th-fastest in the second run to finish in ...