U.S. star skier Mikaela Shiffrin finishes off the podium at the Beijing Games.
USA's Mikaela Shiffrin competes in the womens downhill final during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing, on Feb. 15, 2022.In her first time competing in the downhill event with an Olympic medal on the line, U.S. star skier Mikaela Shiffrin finished off the podium at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.
She skied the course with a 1:34.36 time, +2.49 behind the winner, to finish 18th out of a field of 36 in the women’s downhill. Switzerland’s Corinne Suter won the gold with a 1:31.87 time. Italy’s Sofia Goggia, who won gold in 2018, finished second for sliver. Nadia Delago, also of Italy, won bronze.
Shiffrin was not the favorite in the downhill, but it marked her second complete race in China after two disappointing starts in which she failed to finish. The race was her fourth of the Olympics.
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