Mikaela Shiffrin

BEIJING AP For ski racers as talented and successful as Mikaela Shiffrin and Sofia Goggia the first of three scheduled downhill training runs would not be a significant event under normal circumstances even at an Olympics. Their trips Saturday though fog and the occasional flittering snowflakes were vital though.

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All that was left was the slalom for a shot at a Beijing Olympics medal.

. Mikaela Shiffrin 24 was resting and skipping speed-event races in Russia over the weekend after a tough stretch of World Cup racing that has her atop the World Cup standings and seeking what would be an American record fourth straight overall title. Mikaela Shiffrin was fifth after the downhill portion of the womens alpine combined. Ski Racing reports her return to the circuit is uncertain with more speed events set for this weekend in Garmisch.

Shiffrin was listening too when swimming superstar Caeleb Dressel revealed after finishing first in five races at the Summer Games how. After skiing out in first slalom run Mikaela Shiffrin has now had Did Not Finishes in back-to-back technical races for the first time since 2011. But Shiffrin was not ready to move on.

For Shiffrin because she still isnt sure. Alpine skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin was paying attention when gymnastics superstar Simone Biles opened up about being burdened by the weight of the world and sat out a string of finals at the Tokyo Olympics six months ago. It was a heartbreaking end Mikaela Shiffrins second early exit from an Olympic race in three days.

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