After a rough performance four years ago in the Olympics, Shiffrin can’t close in the the team combined competition. Paula Moltzan and Jackie Wiles take bronze.

Mikaela Shiffrin, a legendary slalom skier, wasn't able to hold the lead Breezy Johnson built in the downhill portion of the the women's alpine skiing team combined event.

Tuesday was lining up to be the end of Shiffrin's Olympic hex. Instead, it's back to the drawing board before the giant slalom and slalom.

There was a lot of hype surrounding U.S. skiing stars Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson heading into the inaugural team combined event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The new Alpine skiing race required two athletes to compete in the slalom and the downhill.

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Shiffrin and Johnson finished fourth.

Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan won bronze, for both a first career Olympic medal. For Shiffrin, the world's top slalom skier, a 4th-place finish was her 7th consecutive Olympic race without a medal.

Team USA produced more hardware and contenders that look like gold-medal favorites. And a Norwegian biathlete may have given the most bizarre interview in Olympics history.