Mikaela Shiffrin wins her first gold of the Winter Olympics — and she’s got more to come

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• Mikaela Shiffrin won her first gold medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics in giant slalom after two near-perfect runs.
• It was the first of five events Shiffrin plans to compete in over the course of the Winter Games, with slalom, super-G, downhill, and the alpine combined events still to come.
• While there’s still a long way to go, Shiffrin has the chance to become the first skier in history to win four gold medals at a single Winter Olympics.

Mikaela Shiffrin won her first gold medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics late Wednesday night.

After numerous delays to multiple alpine skiing events due to inclement weather, Shiffrin and the rest of the athletes competing in Ladies’ giant slalom were finally able to take to the mountain on Wednesday.

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