Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Slalom Gold at 2026 Winter Olympics

Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the women's slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo with a dominant 1.50-second lead over Camille Rast.The victory marked the first Olympic gold for the American skier in eight years and her third overall following a medal-less performance during the previous games.Sweden's Anna Swenn Larsson secured the bronze medal after Lena Duerr was disqualified for straddling a gate during her second run at the Tofane center.German athlete Johannes Lochner also made history by leading a podium sweep in the men's bobsleigh as temperatures in Italy reached 27 degrees Celsius.