Michael Probst/AP Mikaela Shiffrin has withdrawn from the ladies' downhill event at the Winter Olympics. It is the second event Shiffrin has pulled out of leaving her with just one more shot to win a second medal in Pyeongchang. Shiffrin cited the weather for her decision, but her mother/coach said her daughter was just not prepared and it would not be right to take a spot from a more deserving teammate. Shiffrin can still win a second gold medal in the ladies' alpine combined. US skier Mikaela Shiffrin is out of the ladies' downhill event in the Winter Olympics. The downhill is the second event Shiffrin has withdrawn from in Pyeongchang in what is turning out to be an up and down two weeks.
Us Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Pulls Out Of Another Event As Hopes For A Historic Olympics Come Crashing Down
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Mon, 02/19/2018 - 7:21am
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