American Mikaela Shiffrin takes theWinter Olympicsslopes Sunday, Feb. 15, for the women's giant slalom following an uncharacteristic 15th-place finish last week in her team combined run.
"The work we've done, I've been so prepared for so much, for all the slaloms this year," Shiffrin said Tuesday, Feb. 10, according to our Nancy Armour. "So there's something to learn from this day and I'm going to learn it."
As Armour reflected, it introduced a cloud of intrigue that could hover over Shiffrin's remaining events after she didn't medal at the 2022 Beijing games.
How many World Cup ski races has Mikaela Shiffrin won?
Shiffrin, 30, has 108 World Cup wins, more than any other skier and a record, Armour says, that isn't likely to be broken.
Shiffrin also has 15 world championship medals (eight gold). Her signature events are slalom and giant slalom, the more technical and twisty races that require skiers to zig-zag around gates or poles.
She tackles the women's giant slalom Sunday, Feb. 15, an event that begins at 4 a.m. ET.
What events does Mikaela Shiffrin have left at the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Shiffrin competed at all six Alpine skiing events during the 2022 Olympics. She's only focusing on her core slalom events in 2026.
Her U.S. team finished fourth in the women's team combined. Shiffrin has three Olympic medals (two golds) dating back to 2014 in Sochi.
Her remaining schedule at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics:
Sunday, Feb. 15:Women's giant slalom run 1 | 4 a.m. ET | USA Network and Peacock (digital only)
Sunday, Feb. 15:Women's giant slalom run 2 | 7:30 a.m. ET | NBC and Peacock (digital only)
Wednesday, Feb. 18:Women's slalom run 1 | 4 a.m. ET | USA Network and Peacock (digital only)
Wednesday, Feb. 18:Women's slalom run 2 | 7:30 a.m. ET | USA Network and Peacock (digital only)
Contributing: Cydney Henderson, John Leuzzi,Austin Curtright
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