Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold medal at the Winter Olympics

Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the top step of the podium in the women’s alpine skiing slalom event Wednesday at the Winter Olympics.

As she waited for her moment, her coach told her to “tear this thing up.” She certainly did.

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Shiffrin recorded a total time of 1:39.10 after coming down the hill with a time of 47.13 on her first run and 51.97 on her second. She catapulted to the gold medal and added to Team USA’s medal total.

After a disastrous run at the 2022 Beijing Games, Shiffrin managed to keep her composure and put together an incredible run to win the gold medal. But she had to wait a few agonizing seconds because the two competitors in front of her failed to complete the course.

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Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States at the finish of an alpine ski race, women’s slalom, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, February 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Shiffrin locked in and even gained time on her competitors in certain parts of the course. She leaned back, almost in disbelief, realizing the incredible moment she had experienced.

Not long ago, Shiffrin had a shocking exit at the 2022 Games, where she failed to reach the podium in any of the alpine skiing events, despite being considered one of the all-time greats in her sport. Now she can call herself a triple gold medalist.

She is the second Olympic skier to win gold twice in this event.

Mikaela Shiffrin, center, USA, winner of a women’s alpine skiing and slalom race, celebrates with Switzerland’s Camille Rast, second, left, and Sweden’s Anna Swenn Larsson, third, at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, February 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Switzerland’s Camille Rast finished second with a silver medal and Sweden’s Anna Larsson Swenn took the bronze medal.