Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t cover her unhappiness Monday after falling within the large slalom on the Beijing Iciness Olympics. She used to be disqualified from the development.
Shiffrin then mirrored on earlier mishaps, which were uncommon within the two-time Olympic gold medalist’s sterling profession. She had finished 30 directly large slaloms main as much as Beijing, AP famous. Her first run got here to a crushing lead to about 11 seconds as she skidded to the slope.
“I’ve by no means gotten over any [falls],” she mentioned. “I fell prior to the closing Olympics and I take note considering that used to be so heartbreaking. It wasn’t even at the Olympics.”
In an previous interview with NBC after she crashed out, Shiffrin struck a extra sure word as she appeared forward to the slalom on Wednesday. She gained that tournament on the Sochi Olympics in 2014. “I’m gonna relaxation and concentrate on what I will regulate within the slalom,” she mentioned. “… I gained’t cover the disgruntlement however I’m additionally no longer gonna stay on that as it gained’t assist me in any respect.”
Sara Hector of Sweden gained the gold medal within the large slalom adopted by way of Federica Brignone of Italy and Lara Intestine-Behrami of Switzerland.