It's safe to say the start to the 2022 Winter Olympics did not go well for American skier Mikaela Shiffrin. <\/p>\n
The 26-year-old from Colorado recorded a DNF on her first run of the women's giant slalom competition, knocking her out of the opportunity to defend her gold medal from 2018. <\/p>\n
\"I'm gonna reset and focus on what I can control for the slalom,\" Shiffrin said Monday after the race. \"Still a long two weeks to go and I'm still forward to it.<\/p>\n
\"I'm sorry that that was the performance I did today but that also happens. I won't hide the disappointment but I'm also not going to dwell on it because that's not gonna help me at all.\"<\/p>\n
Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin received a \"did not finish\" in the women's giant slalom competition after missing an early gate and falling seconds into her first run, taking her out of the event.<\/p>\n
The mindset is now on the slalom event, which Shiffrin already has a gold medal in. As an 18-year-old in 2014, Shiffrin finished at the top of the podium in her first Olympics. She just missed out on a medal in the event in 2018, coming in fourth. <\/p>\n
The three-time Olympian is racing in her first Games without her father, who passed away in February of 2020 unexpectedly due to a head injury. He was 65 years old. <\/p>\n
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\"He taught us so many valuable lessons but above everything else, he taught us the golden rule: be nice, think first,\" Shiffrin said. \"This is something I will carry with me forever. He was the firm foundation of our family and we miss him terribly.\"<\/p>\n
Shiffrin seriously considered retiring after his death, but elected to continue on with her alpine skiing career. <\/p>\n
If Shiffrin were to medal tonight, she would join her boyfriend, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway, as a medalist in Beijing. The skier won bronze in the men's super-G competition. <\/p>\n
While Shiffrin offers the U.S. the best chance at a medal, she isn't the lone American in the competition. Paula Moltzan, Katie Heinsien and A J Hurt will also be in the event.<\/p>\n
The first run of the women's slalom is schedule for 9:15 p.m. EST tonight with the second and final run expected to take place at 12:45 a.m. EST on Wednesday morning. <\/p>\n
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