Olympic Alpine Skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin overcame illness to win her fourth straight slalom world title on Saturday at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Are, Sweden:

FOUR-PEAT 👊@MikaelaShiffrin becomes the first skier in HISTORY to win four consecutive world titles in the same discipline. #Are2019 pic.twitter.com/80PUPCPAq3

— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 16, 2019

The American was in third place after the first run but went on to take gold by 0.58 seconds from Sweden's Anna Swenn-Larsson.

It's Shiffrin's third medal of the championships so far and her second gold. She claimed victory in the super-G and won bronze in the giant slalom.

Here's a look at Shiffrin's winning run:

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🥇 2019 @MikaelaShiffrin is the Slalom Queen 👑 #Are2019 pic.twitter.com/Myapekgkt5

— Cycling on TNT Sports (@cyclingontnt) February 16, 2019

Shiffrin told Eurosport (h/t CNN) after the victory she has had a lung infection and explained how it had affected her performances:

"I think that I maybe have a small infection in my lungs. I've never had this before, it's tough to breathe without coughing.

"But everyone around me today was helping to much to make it so that I could breathe when I needed to and then halfway down this run, I ran out of oxygen.

"I was just trying to fight to stay in the course if I could and do by very best but it was tough today. My skiing, especially in the second run, was really good, I was pushing really hard.

"I don't want people to think, like: 'Oh, I'm sick and I won.' I mean, I was really pushing and maybe I couldn't have done better if I was feeling normal."

The 23-year-old's resilient performance earned her plaudits:

Today was @MikaelaShiffrin 's Jordan flu game. A fourth straight slalom World title while fighting sickness, coughing fits and a first-run deficit. Pretty remarkable. https://t.co/HR8HX96X9w

— Tim Layden (@ByTimLayden) February 16, 2019

Shiffrin also explained how her mother had given her advice before her second run, per Nate Clark at NBC Sports.

"My mom said to me before the second run, 'You don't have to do this.' I was coughing so hard that my stomach was in spasms, and I couldn't breathe, and then I kept coughing more.

"At what point do you say, No, I can't do 60 seconds of skiing. I'm out here. I want to do it and whether I win or not, I just wanted to try. And when she said, 'You don't have to,' then I was sure that I wanted to."

Despite her difficulties, Shiffrin put in a near-faultless second run to finish ahead of Swenn-Larsson. Slovakia's Petra Vlhova picked up the bronze medal.

Alpine skiing got off to a halting start because of weather conditions at the start of the competition. Wind velocities were too high to let skiers safely engage in any of the events, especially the long downhill course.

When winds abated, the alpine events were more concentrated, and that clearly had an impact on those competing in multiple events.

However, all the skiing events were completed, with the last of those being the team event Friday night (American time). That race consisted of individual teams facing each other in four heats on the slalom course. Each team consisted of two men and two women.

Switzerland was victorious in this new Olympic event, while the Austrian team took the silver and Norway earned the bronze.

The American entry was eliminated in the first round.

The alpine events got started with the men's combined. In this race, skiers compete in a downhill race and a slalom run, and Austria's Marcel Hirscher picked up his first gold medal with his consistency and aggressiveness. Frenchmen Alexis Pinturault and Victor Muffat-Jeandet finished in second and third, respectively, and took home the silver and bronze medals.

The men's downhill and ladies' giant slalom followed. 

Norway showed off its dominance in the men's downhill as Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud finished first and second, getting the best of Switzerland's Beat Feuz, who took home the bronze. Many expected Feuz to come away with the gold, but the Norwegian skiers were just a bit faster.

When gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin isn’t skiing, she’s sleeping. Is that why she’s so great? https://t.co/eb5uSyOkSP pic.twitter.com/Ki37gOGm5V

— Slate (@Slate) February 21, 2018

Mikaela Shiffrin was victorious in the giant slalom, giving the United States its only gold medal in the alpine events. Shiffrin's precision was the difference, as she got the best of Norway's Ragnhild Mowinckel, who took the silver, and Italy's Federica Brignone, the bronze medalist.

Matthias Mayer of Austria was victorious in the men's super-G race while Feuz was able to come close and take the silver medal. Norway's Jansrud picked up his second medal, taking the bronze medal.

American women did not get on the board in the slalom event, and this race belonged to Frida Hansdotter of Sweden. Wendy Holdener of Switzerland had a fine showing and won the silver medal, while Austria's Katharina Gallhuber took home the bronze medal.

The ladies' super-G race produced one of the great stories of the Olympics. Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic was basically an afterthought in the event, as she had earned her reputation as a snowboarder. She had no expectations of getting close to the podium but managed a remarkable second run, winning the gold medal.

One of the most startling images of the games came as Ledecka crossed the finish line and looked incredulously at her time and seemingly couldn't realize that she had won the race. She stared at the numbers on the scoreboard for seconds without moving before it finally sunk in.

Anna Veith of Austria won the silver medal, while Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein finished in third and got the bronze medal.

Hirscher took his second gold medal when he won the giant slalom, while Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway took the silver medal and Pinturault finished with the bronze medal.

American skier Lindsey Vonn had high hopes of winning the downhill gold medal, but she was conservative in her approach and could finish no better than third place, settling for the bronze medal. 

Italy's Sofia Goggia, Vonn's longtime rival, was victorious in the race, and Mowinckel won the silver medal.

Sweden's Andre Myhrer won the gold medal in the men's slalom, and he was followed by Ramon Zenhausern of Switzerland. The bronze medal went to Michael Matt of Austria.

The ladies' alpine combined saw Vonn take the lead during the downhill, but she was not able to sustain her position during the slalom run. Michelle Gisin of Switzerland won the gold medal, while Shiffrin earned a silver medal to go with the gold she won in the giant slalom. Holdener earned the bronze medal in that event.

The inaugural Alpine skiing team event will take place on Saturday (Friday in the United States) at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The mixed event will see two men and two women from each country taking on other teams in knockout competition comprised of a series of head-to-head parallel slalom races.

Viewers in the United States can catch the action via NBC, while iEurosport and the BBC are providing TV coverage in the UK.

Here is the full schedule:

                              

2 a.m. GMT/9 p.m. ET (Friday): 1/8 Final 1

2:06 a.m. GMT/9:06 p.m. ET (Friday): 1/8 Final 2

2:11 a.m. GMT/9:11 p.m. ET (Friday): 1/8 Final 3

2:17 a.m. GMT/9:17 p.m. ET (Friday): 1/8 Final 4

2:22 a.m. GMT/9:22 p.m. ET (Friday): 1/8 Final 5

2:28 a.m. GMT/9:28 p.m. ET (Friday): 1/8 Final 6

2:33 a.m. GMT/9:33 p.m. ET (Friday): 1/8 Final 7

2:39 a.m. GMT/9:39 p.m. ET (Friday): 1/8 Final 8

2:45 a.m. GMT/9:45 p.m. ET (Friday): Quarter-final 1

2:51 a.m. GMT/9:51 p.m. ET (Friday): Quarter-final 2

2:56 a.m. GMT/9:56 p.m. ET (Friday): Quarter-final 3

3:02 a.m. GMT/10:02 p.m. ET (Friday): Quarter-final 4

3:10 a.m. GMT/10:10 p.m. ET (Friday): Semi-final 1

3:19 a.m. GMT/10:19 p.m. ET (Friday): Semi-final 2

3:28 a.m. GMT/10:28 p.m. ET (Friday): Small final

3:34 a.m. GMT/10:34 p.m. ET (Friday): Big final

The action can be streamed via the NBC Sports app (U.S.), BBC iPlayer and Eurosport Player (UK).

                      

The team event should make for an exciting competition, with the knockout format enhancing that further.

The teams will score a point for each head-to-head win in their matchup, and the nation with the most points after each of their four members has raced will advance to the next round.

Should two nations tie in their match, it will come down to whichever team recorded the quickest combined time.

However, the new event has already hit some speed bumps before it has begun, as a number of top competitors have announced they will not be taking part having focused on their individual events and the resumption of the World Cup next week, per Reuters' Nick Mulvenney.

The absence of top stars such as Mikaela Shiffrin, Marcel Hirscher and Aksel Lund Svindal could make it a more open field, but having won gold in this event at the 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships, France have an excellent chance of at least making the final here.

FIS Alpine shared a look at their victory:

They will have to do so without Mathieu Faivre—who anchored them to victory last year—though, after he was sent home by the French Olympic team, per HuffPost:

French Alpine skier Mathieu Faivre has been sent home from the 2018 Winter Olympics after he suggested that he didn’t care about his teammates and was “here to race for myself only.” https://t.co/K87PEL5Hqf

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 20, 2018

Austria, despite missing Hirscher—who took gold in the giant slalom and combined events in Pyeongchang—will also have their sights on a medal, as they top the Overall Nations Cup standings, handing them top-seed status.

They're on the other side of the draw to France, so the pair could conceivably meet one another in the final and wrap up gold and silver between them.

Slovakia took silver behind France at the World Championships, so they too could be in medal contention.

Picks: France (Gold), Austria (Silver), Slovakia (Bronze)

Lindsey Vonn took a moment for herself to scatter her grandfather's ashes in Pyeongchang, South Korea, during the 2018 Winter Olympics on Thursday.

Vonn told the Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com) she was able to scatter the ashes of her grandfather on a rock in the area where the downhill race took place. 

"I know that it would mean a lot to him to be back here, a part of him is in South Korea always," she said. 

Vonn won a bronze medal in the women's downhill on Tuesday, her first Olympic medal since 2010. 

Vonn's grandfather, Don Kildow, died at the age of 88 last November. He was an engineer in the Army Corps during the Korean War before being honorably discharged in 1953, per his obituary in the Milton Courier. 

At a Feb. 9 press conference, Vonn told reporters she was hoping to have a successful run at the Olympics in honor of her grandfather. 

"I want so badly to do well for him, and I miss him so much," she said. "He’s been such a big part of my life, and I really hoped he would be alive to see me, and I know he's watching and I know he's going to help me. I’m going to win for him."

Prior to her run on Tuesday, Vonn wrote on Twitter it will "most likely" be her final Olympic downhill race. The 33-year-old has won three Olympic medals in her career, becoming the first American woman to win gold in the downhill at the 2010 Games.

American Lindsey Vonn failed to medal in the women's Alpine combined final after she missed a gate and could not finish the slalom portion of Thursday's competition at Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Vonn logged a first-place time of one minute, 39.37 seconds in the downhill stage and appeared well-positioned to find the podium.

However, her final race at the 2018 Winter Olympics ended in disappointment, as she failed to produce a complete run, much less one that would help her keep pace with far superior slalom skiers like Switzerland's Michelle Gisin and American Mikaela Shiffrin.

Gisin claimed gold with a combined time of 2:20.90, while Shiffrin finished 0.97 seconds back for silver. Switzerland's Wendy Holdener came through with bronze at 2:22.34.

Vonn, 33, has never medaled in the combined event.

Her best finish in the event on the Olympic stage came in 2002, when she placed three spots outside the podium in sixth. At her last Olympics in 2010—she withdrew from the 2014 games because of a knee injury—Vonn crashed out of the combined and didn't finish.

However, she did take home three consecutive combined World Cup titles between 2010 and 2012.

Vonn's legacy was already secure, considering she owns three Olympic medals (including bronze in Wednesday's downhill) and pieced together a dominant career on the World Cup circuit in several disciplines.

Vonn's Olympic career is almost certainly over, but she has no intention of retiring from the sport—with the target of Ingemar Stenmark's record of World Cup wins in her sights.

"I am hoping that is just one season. I am not going to quit until I get that record, that is for sure, no matter how much pain I am in," Vonn, who is looking to add six more wins to her current total of 81, told reporters. "But I really hope it only takes one more season because it would be difficult for me to continue on after that.

"If for some miracle I make it to after next season, then maybe I would consider continuing on; it all depends on my health. You can guarantee that I am going to continue fighting until I get that record."

Adding the elusive Olympic combined hardware to her expansive trophy case could have served as a nice sendoff after she confirmed the 2018 games would be her last, but it will not diminish her standing in the sport.

Lindsey Vonn couldn't author a storybook ending to her time at the 2018 Winter Olympics on Thursday in Pyeongchang, South Korea (Wednesday night in the United States). 

Vonn topped the field in the downhill portion of the women's alpine combined with a time of 1:39.37, but she blew a gate in the slalom segment and failed to finish in what was likely her final Olympic race. 

Switzerland's Michelle Gisin came away with the gold, while American Mikaela Shiffrin nabbed silver for her third Olympic medal overall and second at the 2018 games. 

Gisin's compariot, Wendy Holdener, took the bronze position on the podium by virtue of a 40.23-second slalom run that topped all skiers.  

An overview of the top finishers can be viewed below, with complete results for all skiers available through the Olympics' official website: 

• Gold: Michelle Gisin (Switzerland) 2 minutes, 20.90 seconds
• Silver: Mikaela Shiffrin (United States) +0.97 seconds
• Bronze: Wendy Holdener (Switzerland) +1.44 seconds
• 4. Ragnhild Mowinckel (Norway) +1.73 seconds
• 5. Petra Vlhova (Slovakia) +2.09 seconds

The combined gold represents the first Olympic medal of Gisin's career and a major stepping stone after she placed 28th in slalom four years ago and fell well outside the podium in the downhill (eighth), Super-G (ninth) and slalom (16th) prior to Thursday's triumphant run. 

Gisin finished with the third-best time in the downhill (1:40.14) and produced a 40.76-second run in the slalom that was just a half-second off Holdener's pace to position herself for gold. 

Shiffrin was also a big winner. 

Although she struggled in the downhill and finished 1.98 seconds behind Vonn, she rocketed down the course in 40.52 seconds to nestle herself into the No. 2 spot on the podium. 

#Silver for Shiffrin! @MikaelaShiffrin earns her second medal in the 2018 #WinterOlympics with this slalom run in the women's combined! #BestOfUS https://t.co/4YMw63E4C3 pic.twitter.com/WOcqCiVZr0

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 22, 2018

As a result, Shiffrin joined Vonn, Bode Miller and Julia Mancuso as the only Americans to win at least three Olympic medals in alpine skiing competitions, according to ESPN Stats & Info. 

Shiffrin also became the first American woman since 1952 to capture at least one gold—she came out on top in giant slalom—and one silver at a single Olympics. 

Holdener, meanwhile, added to her 2018 medal count with a well-deserved bronze following a silver-medal finish in slalom. 

Sweden's Andre Myhrer won his first career gold medal Wednesday in the men's slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics (dates/times ET).

The skier finished with a time of 1:38.99 after the two runs, 0.34 seconds ahead of silver-medal winner Ramon Zenhaeusern of Switzerland. Austria's Michael Matt—the younger brother of 2014 gold medalist Mario Matt—earned the bronze medal in the competition.

The men's slalom is one of the largest events in the Olympics with 108 initial entries, but Myhrer was consistent enough to beat out the extended field in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

              

Men's Slalom Final Results

1. Andre Myhrer (SWE) - 1:38.99

2. Ramon Zenhaeusern (SUI) - 1:39.33

3. Michael Matt (AUT) - 1:39.66

4. Clement Noel (FRA) - 1:39.70

5. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) - 1:39.72

6. Victor Muffat-Jeandet (FRA) - 1:39.75

7. Kristoffer Jakobsen (SWE) - 1:39.94

8. Daniel Yule (SUI) - 1:40.12

9. Dale Ryding (GBR) - 1:40.16

10. Sebastian Foss-Solevaag (NOR) - 1:40.18

Full results available at Olympic.org.

                   

Henrik Kristoffersen posted the best time in the first run at 47.72 seconds, allowing him to go last among the top contenders in the second run. Unfortunately, he fell early on the course, knocking him off the medal stand and preventing him from posting a time.

Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post showed his surprise:

Unreal: Going for slalom gold, in first place after the first run, Henrik Kristoffersen missed a gate.

— Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) February 22, 2018

The Norwegian won bronze in this event four years ago and won silver in the giant slalom this year, but this event ended in disappointment.

Prohibitive favorite Marcel Hirscher was disqualified after falling and missing a gate in the first run. Not only was the Austrian the reigning world champion in this event, he had also already earned two gold medals in Pyeongchang in the giant slalom and alpine combined.

These mistakes opened opportunities for the rest of the field, and Myhrer took advantage.

The 35-year-old posted the second-best time in the first run but was just eighth in the second run. That was enough for him to stay in first place, as most of the top 10 from the first run struggled in the second.

Fellow alpine skiers were quick to celebrate the victory:

What a thrilling #olympic slalom! Congrats to the medalists! @slalom_myhrer #ramon #michi sempre e cmq #forzaazzurri

— Florian Eisath (@florianeisath) February 22, 2018

Wow! Sweden takes gold again in the slalom!!! Congrats Andre Myhrer!!! #Olympics

— Julia Mancuso (@JuliaMancuso) February 22, 2018

The Swede didn't finish in the 2014 slalom after earning bronze in 2010, but he finally won gold in his fourth Olympic games.

The difficult course caused a number of top performers to struggle beyond just Kristoffersen and Hirscher. More than half the field—56 skiers in total—failed to post a time in the first run. Three of the top 30 did the same in the second run.

However, Matt and Zenhaeusern excelled in the second run, posting the first- and second-best times, respectively, to get onto the medal stand. While Myhrer didn't have his best stuff in the second run, it was enough to win. 

Only the alpine team event remains for these competitors to add one last medal before they leave South Korea. The competition will begin Friday night in the United States, Saturday morning locally.

Having already earned bronze in the women's downhill, Lindsey Vonn is in great position to collect her fourth career Olympic medal after placing first in the women's combined downhill at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Vonn crossed the finish line in one minute, 39.37 seconds, narrowly edging out Ragnhild Mowinckel by 0.74 seconds.

Mikaela Shiffrin, who won gold in the giant slalom, is in sixth place after crossing the finish line in 1:41.35.

NBC Olympics shared a replay of Vonn's downhill run:

Now that was some VONN-derful skiing. @lindseyvonn flew during her downhill run in the women's combined. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/4YMw63E4C3 pic.twitter.com/bAqKeWg86V

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 22, 2018

Despite being in the hunt for a gold medal, Vonn's concerns on the slope weren't isolated to her performance:

Man I forgot to wear deodorant today... if I hug you don’t judge me 🙈

— lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) February 22, 2018

Vonn may be in first place for now, but she's standing on pretty shaky ground.

Switzerland's Dominique Gisin, who finished in fifth place at the 2014 women's combined event, had the third-fastest downhill time (1:40.14), and reigning world champion Wendy Holdener is within striking distance as well. The Swiss is just 2.74 seconds back—a difference she can make up in the slalom.

Shiffrin arguably remains the favorite to win, even after her sixth-place finish in the downhill. The 22-year-old specializes in the slalom, having won gold at the last three World Championships and the 2014 Winter Olympics.

American fans couldn't have asked for a better conclusion to the combined final, with a head-to-head battle between Vonn and Shiffrin on the horizon.

The medals are up for grabs in the women's combined downhill on Thursday at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with the event having been moved forward a day due to fears of strong winds on Friday, per Reuters (h/t Eurosport).  

The event consists of one downhill run, followed by a slalom run, and the winner is the athlete with the quickest total time.

Here's a look at the schedule for the event, viewing details and a preview.

    

Date: Thursday, February 22

Combined Downhill Time: 9:30 p.m. ET (Wednesday, Feb. 21)/2:30 a.m. GMT 

Combined Slalom Time: 1 a.m. ET/6 a.m. GMT 

TV Info: NBC Universal (U.S.), BBC and Eurosport (UK)

Live Stream: NBC Olympics (U.S.), BBC iPlayer (UK), Eurosport Player (UK)

      

Preview

The U.S. team have high hopes of medals in the combined, with Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn bidding for glory. Shiffrin withdrew from the downhill to focus on the combined following the change in schedule, per the Guardian's Bryan Armen Graham. 

Shiffrin has already won gold in the giant slalom in South Korea. The American now has two Olympic golds, which is a rare achievement, as shown by Pyeongchang 2018:

Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States poses with #Soohorang on the podium after winning gold in the Ladies' Giant Slalom #PyeongChang2018 She is now tied for the most Olympic gold medals won by an American Olympian in alpine skiing in history with two. pic.twitter.com/mSOPaU53kl

— Gangwon2024 (@gangwon2024) February 16, 2018

However, she missed out on a medal in the slalom and could only finish in fourth, 0.08 seconds off third place, as shown by ESPN Stats & Info:

Mikaela Shiffrin finished 4th in the slalom at #PyeongChang2018, finishing 0.08 seconds behind the bronze medalist.

It's the first time in five slalom appearances at the Olympics & World Championships that she didn't win. pic.twitter.com/Sj8TohsSgU

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 16, 2018

Shiffrin explained why she felt she had missed out on a medal, via Twitter:

I keep thinking that maybe if I was able to control my emotions more after the Giant Slalom, I would have had more energy for the Slalom and maybe I could have put more into that race, maybe I would have had better control of my nerves, maybe...

— Mikaela Shiffrin ⛷️ (@MikaelaShiffrin) February 17, 2018

But after 5 days of schedule changes and waiting to race, and with no day between those races to recharge, I wasn’t able to manage it. And you know what? I wouldn’t change that for the world. For me the Olympics is about showing heart and passion as much as it is about medals.

— Mikaela Shiffrin ⛷️ (@MikaelaShiffrin) February 17, 2018

The 22-year-old will be eyeing another gold in the combined—a race that will see her go up against Vonn in a rare showdown between the two. While Shiffrin is the slalom specialist, the downhill is Vonn's area of expertise.

Vonn is competing at what is expected to be her last Olympics and won gold in the downhill at the 2010 Vancouver Games in Canada, before missing the 2014 Sochi Games in Russia due to injury. She could only claim bronze in the event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, but she said it felt like gold:

Today I won a bronze medal that felt like gold. It was an amazing day that I will never forget. Thank you to everyone who supported me and helped me get to this point. Love you all ❤️🙏🏻

— lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) February 21, 2018

It was also a landmark win for the 33-year-old, who becomes the oldest female Alpine Olympic medalist:

Lindsey Vonn becomes oldest female alpine medalist with bronze finish in women’s downhill, Italy’s Goggia wins gold pic.twitter.com/mjriNgSR2X

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 21, 2018

Vonn will want to go out on a high as she heads towards the end of her Olympic career, but the competition looks fierce, and not just from Shiffrin. Switzerland's Wendy Holdener took silver in the slalom, while team-mates Michelle Gisin and Lara Gut are also medal contenders.

Most expected Sofia Goggia and Lindsey Vonn to wind up on the medal stand. Both came through Tuesday (ET), with Goggia earning a gold medal for Italy and Vonn a bronze for the United States. Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway split them to win the silver.

Goggia put together a time of one minute, 39.22 seconds, giving her a 0.09-second advantage over the second-place Mowinckel, who nearly played the spoiler. The 25-year-old is a month removed from winning a pair of World Cup downhills and earned her first-ever gold medal. She had finished in 11th place in giant slalom and super-G.

Vonn, perhaps in her final downhill Olympic race, captured her third medal of her career. She won the downhill and bronzed in the super-G in 2010. After her run, she told NBC she would like to compete again but her body "probably just can't take another four years." She was unable to defend her 2010 gold in Sochi four years ago because of injury.

"If you think what's happened over the last eight years and what I've been through to get here, I gave it all and to come away with a medal is a dream come true," Vonn said. "You've got to put things into perspective. Of course, I'd have loved a gold medal but, honestly, this is amazing and I'm so proud."

Vonn placed in sixth in super-G and will compete later in the Alpine combined event.

Mowinckel is well on her way to a stellar Olympics, winning her second silver of these Games. The Norwegian previously earned silver in the giant slalom.

Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein narrowly missed out on medaling with a fourth-place finish. American Alice McKennis came in fifth.