“Haven’t Decided”: Mikaela Shiffrin Gives a Shocking Update on her Gold Medal Contention at Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Things haven’t gone according to plan for Mikaela Shiffrin in the Winter Olympics. The results of the first two events she competed in were unfortunate for the 26-year-old. She was disqualified in the slalom event for not completing. Earlier, in the giant slalom event, she crashed as soon as she started.

However, things looked up a bit for her during the Super G events. Even if she was far from the podium, she was able to complete the event with a good performance, finishing in 9th place.

Shiffrin recently revealed that she is still unsure whether she will compete in the downhill event on Tuesday.

Are things still bleak for Mikaela Shiffrin?

On February 12, Mikaela participated in the training for the downhill event scheduled on February 15, Tuesday. She did quite well and came in 9th position. This was not bad, but still low by her own standards.

Now, Shiffrin has revealed that she is not yet sure if she will compete in the actual event on Tuesday.

?I haven’t decided for sure,” said Shiffrin. Although the training gave her a bit of confidence, looks like it still isn’t enough for her.

“I mean, today gives me a little bit more positivity. I would love to race this downhill, so that’s the plan.”

Being a gold medal prospect for Team USA, she would obviously love to compete, but it seems like she will need a little more push to actually go ahead and do it.

The Beijing Olympics have been harsh for Shiffrin. After her previous performances at the giant slalom and slalom, Mikaela felt completely defeated and exhausted.

We hope the athlete can get back up from these losses and move ahead. She has been dominant in the past year, and she has got it in her herself to put this behind her. Fans are hopeful that they get to see Shiffrin on Tuesday.

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