Mikaela Shiffrin dominates final slalom before Olympics
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Coming off a five-medal haul (4 gold, 1 bronze) from Rio 2016, Simone Biles was a favorite at the Tokyo Games. Fans were excited to see her repeat such a performance, only to be concerned about what came next.
In all, there are 50 women and 47 men, ranging in ages from 15 (halfpipe freestyle skier Abby Winterberger) to 44 (snowboardcross rider Nick Baumgartner, at his fifth Olympics, and defending champion in the mixed event). The team is slated to be officially announced on Monday.
Mikaela Shiffrin says she is dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder following a crash in November and will not defend her gold medal in giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships. The American holder of a record 99 World Cup wins suffered a ...
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Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin and Ryan Cochran-Siegle headline the U.S. Olympic Alpine skiing team, which heads to Italy with high hopes.