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Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out of slalom, ending her bid for an individual medal at the Beijing Olympics

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Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out of slalom, ending her bid for an individual medal at the Beijing Olympics

US star skier Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out of the slalom section of the Alpine combined at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, ending her last chance for an individual gold at these Games. It was the third early exit in five events for Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who had been a favorite going into … Read more

Defending Olympic champ Mikaela Shiffrin out of giant slalom

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Defending Olympic champ Mikaela Shiffrin out of giant slalom

BEIJING (AP) — Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the giant slalom at the Beijing Games on Monday and was disqualified from the event. Coming around a left-turn gate, she lost control, slid and fell on her side. The 26-year-old Shiffrin still could have a handful of … Read more