Mikaela Shiffrin captures gold medal with incredible slalom performance at Winter Games

American alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the women's slalom event at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday in Italy. Olympics Mikaela Shiffrin captures gold medal with incredible slalom performance at Winter Games Shiffrin handled the pressure after failing to podium in 2022 By Ryan Gaydos Fox News Published February 18, 2026 8:44am EST Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for February 18 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the top of the podium in the alpine skiing women’s slalom event on Wednesday at the Winter Olympics. As she awaited her moment, her coach told her to "rip this thing." She certainly did.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM United States' Mikaela Shiffrin arrives at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Shiffrin recorded a total time of 1:39.10 after going down the hill with a time of 47.13 on her first run and 51.97 on her second. She catapulted herself to gold medal position and added to Team USA’s medal total. After a disastrous run in the 2022 Beijing Games, Shiffrin was able to keep her composure and deliver an incredible run to grab the gold. But she had to wait a few agonizing seconds as the two competitors ahead of her failed to make it through the course. AMERICAN JAKE CANTER TAKES HOME BRONZE MEDAL IN OLYMPIC MEN’S SNOWBOARD SLOPESTYLE United States' Mikaela Shiffrin at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Shiffrin locked in and even gained time on her competitors in portions of the course. She bent down in almost disbelief realizing the incredible moment she made. It wasn’t that long ago when Shiffrin had a shocking outing in the 2022 Games where she didn’t make the podium in any of the alpine skiing events despite being considered one of the greatest of all time in her sport. Now, she can call herself a three-time gold medalist.She’s the second Olympic skier to win gold twice in the event. United States' Mikaela Shiffrin, center, winner of an alpine ski, women's slalom race, celebrates with second-placed Switzerland's Camille Rast, left, and third-placed Sweden's Anna Swenn Larsson, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Switzerland’s Camille Rast was second with a silver and Sweden’s Anna Larsson Swenn secured the bronze medal.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital. Related Topics OlympicsSportsTrending News Fox News First Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Arrives Weekdays By entering your email and clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Fox News Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and agree to receive content and promotional communications from Fox News. You understand that you can opt-out at any time. Subscribe Subscribed Subscribe You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!