The 2026 Winter Olympics continue on Wednesday, February 18, with Team USA alpine skiing sensation Mikaela Shiffrin aiming to top the medal podium in the women’s slalom. Entering Wednesday morning’s competition,

American skiing great Mikaela Shiffrin banished her Olympic demons when she won Milan/Cortina slalom gold in emphatic fashion to end a run of eight races without a medal at the Games. Shiffrin held a big first run lead and cried tears of joy after getting her third career gold 1.

United States' skiing great Mikaela Shiffrin won a first Olympic gold in eight years and a second one in the slalom 12 years after the first as she banished her Games demons in emphatic fashion on Wednesday.

Alpine skiing — one of the Olympics most popular sports — has made a lot of headlines in Milan this year. From Lindsey Vonn’s stunning fall that left her needing a multitude of surgeries, to Lucas Pinheiro Braathen winning the men’s giant slalom,

Ski mountaineering tests strength and endurance as athletes race uphill on skis and on foot before going back down.

Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Winter Olympics medal drought on Day 12 of the Milan Cortina Games, winning gold in the women's Alpine skiing slalom. The American star set herself up with a rapid first run and finished the job in the second run,

Reigning world champion Loic Meillard won gold for Switzerland in the men's slalom on Monday, putting on a blistering performance to take the alpine skiing title at the 2026 Winter Olympics.