Olympic, Mikaela Shiffrin
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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. Shiffrin and Johnson were selected as Team USA’s top pairing for the event,
Mikaela Shiffrin extended her Olympic slump with a fourth-place finish in the new team combined event after partner Breezy Johnson led the opening downhill leg.
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.
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.
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Shiffrin, winner of 71 slalom World Cup victories and a gold medal in the event, started slowly and skied tentatively to finish 15th out of 18 skiers, her worst place since March 17, 2012.
Shiffrin and Johnson finished fourth.
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.