Hard-Charging Final Run Propels American Mikaela Shiffrin To Giant Slalom Gold
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
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U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin won her second career gold medal and her first of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the women's giant slalom at the Yongpyong Alpine Center in South Korea. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
American Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the women’s giant slalom Thursday. Meanwhile, the U.S. women’s hockey team lost to Canada 2-1 but remains alive in the tournament.
Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Here & Now sports analyst Mike Pesca (@pescami) about the results.
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