Mikaela Shiffrin Strikes Slalom Gold in Emotional Winter Olympics Finale

The 30-year-old alpine skier is now the only American in the competition’s history to hold three Olympic gold medals.
Mikaela Shiffrin Strikes Slalom Gold in Emotional Winter Olympics Finale
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin shows her gold medal of the alpine ski women's slalom race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Ital on Feb. 18, 2026. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
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Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s gold medal in the women’s slalom at the Milan Cortina Winter Games ended a years-long Olympics drought, putting her back on the podium as the most decorated American alpine skier in history.

Shiffrin, 30, recorded a total time of 1:39.10 in the Feb. 18 event, with a remarkable 1.50 seconds margin of victory, the largest in any Olympic Alpine skiing event since 1998.

Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
Elma Aksalic is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times and an experienced TV news anchor and journalist covering original content for Newsmax magazine.
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