Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympic
Digest more
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.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, last won a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Mikaela Shiffrin made history with her win in the alpine slalom and used one of the most dominant performances ever to earn gold.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won gold in the women’s slalom race at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday. It was her first Olympic medal in eight years, ending a medal drought that began nearly a decade ago.