Mikaela Shiffrin silenced all her doubters on Wednesday with a gold medal win at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The decorated American athlete entered the slalom final following an eight-year Olympic drought.

With her fourth career Olympic medal, Mikaela Shiffrin tied Julia Mancuso for most by a U.S. woman in Alpine skiing.

Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, last won a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

The American alpine skiing star won her first Olympic medal in eight years with gold in the women's slalom event at the Milan Cortina Games.

Team USA skiing sensation Mikaela Shiffrin took home a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics after completing two stellar runs on Wednesday, Feb. 18.

In emotional scenes after the race, the 30-year-old Shiffrin was embraced by Camille Rast of Switzerland, who took silver, and bronze-medalist Anna Swenn Larsson before fighting back tears as she approached her mom and coach, Eileen, for a long, deep hug next to the finish area.

Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t need this Olympic gold medal. Her legacy was secured long ago, between her other two Olympic golds, her World Cup wins record and all the other superlatives she’s achieved. But that’s never been good enough for the peanut gallery,

American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin crouched down on her skies in relief Wednesday after winning the slalom for her first gold medal since 2018.