But star U.S. Olympian, who has several more events upcoming, vows to push on in bid to become first U.S. Alpine ski racer to win three Olympic golds across a career.
. The poor turn that came five gates, and mere seconds, into the defense of her 2018 gold medal in the giant slalom. The slide and fall onto her hip. The missed gate that meant she was done early in the opening run of a two-leg event.
She spoke about"how much it hurt" and how"heartbreaking" it was when she failed to complete a giant slalom on Jan. 23, 2018, in the Kronplatz World Cup stop at San Vigilio di Marebbe, Italy - the last time she didn't complete a GS, which came three weeks before she won the gold at the Pyeongchang Games. She mentioned, too, a slalom mistake before those Olympics. And a flub six years ago in another race.
Sara Hector of Sweden - who leads the GS standings this season - continued her recent run of success with the biggest win of her career later Monday, taking the gold with a two-run time of 1 minute, 55.69 seconds. Marta Bassino of Italy, who won the World Cup giant slalom title last season and went two spots earlier than Shiffrin on Monday, fell on her left hip, slid down and spun around.
Shiffrin is as precise a skier as there is, someone who prides herself on making sure she gets all the way down the course, pushing just the right amount to be faster than everyone else while staying upright - no easy task while sending yourself down the icy side of a mountain.
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