?Most Surprising Thing of My Olympics?: Mikaela Shiffrin Was Overwhelmed by the Kind Support She Received Despite Failing in Two Events

Despite her failures in the giant slalom and slalom competitions, Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin gave in a good effort in the Super-G event. The talented skier underperformed during the first two competitions. However, she returned for the Super-G competition and finished the whole course. With the expectations of a whole country looming over her, Shiffrin is processing what went wrong in Beijing.

She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and with that experience comes pressure. Thus, she would love to forget these Olympic Games; although, she thanked the fans and fellow celebrities who stayed with her during the tough times.

Mikaela Shiffrin thanks fans

The sensational skier returned to the hill to take part in the Supergiant slalom competition. Although she was at a rapid pace during the first split, she could not carry that momentum down the finishing line. Hence, she put on a time of 1:14.30 and finished ninth in the rankings. Likewise, there was a difference of +0.79 to the top as Shiffrin ended her Super-G event. A disappointed Shiffrin though loved the support she received from people all over the world and thanked everyone involved.

“I would never have expected to feel in this moment, you know severely underperforming in the Olympics. I would never have felt that humans could be so kind. And, I would have never expected that. It is the most surprising thing of my Olympic experience that’s how kind people have been in the face of my failure. It is failure, it’s okay to say that. I am okay with that and I am sorry for it. But, I was trying, I am proud of that,” said Shiffrin.

In spite of all the love and adulation, she seemed visibly upset with her performance in Beijing. In her prime, she could have won both competitions, but her preparations for this year’s Olympics were not up to the mark, with different factors coming into play.

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Swiss champion on the top

In the meantime, Lara Gut-Behrami won the competition, whistling past the gates to a sensational time of 1:13.51. She also won the bronze medal for this year’s giant slalom competition while grabbing her first gold medal in the Olympics. Mirjam Puchner came in second place while Michelle Gisin took home the bronze.

As for Shiffrin, she would hope to return with a bang. This has been a poor showing from the champion, as she is one who will be motivated to perform. Hence, Shiffrin will come back stronger than ever.

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