Mikaela Shiffrin is left with only one shot to end her medal drought at the ongoing 2026 Winter Olympics. She missed out on medals in the team combined and giant slalom events, but has a strong chance of securing a podium finish in the slalom.
The 30-year-old is coming off a successful World Cup season, extending her win tally to 108, the most by any alpine skier in history.
Mikaela Shiffrin Has Set Her Sights on a Slalom Podium Finish at the Ongoing Olympics
Shiffrin has been a formidable presence on the slalom course since she began her skiing journey. She debuted at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and won the gold in her signature event, becoming the youngest winner of that edition.
In 2018, she aimed to repeat her gold-medal feat but failed to reach the podium because the event was held the day after her giant slalom win due to weather delays.
The 2022 Winter Olympics were marked by heartbreak for Shiffrin, as she uncharacteristically recorded two DNFs in her technical events.
She later admitted that she couldn’t pinpoint what went wrong, but eventually opened up about the mental health setback and received support from fellow athletes like Simone Biles, who did not want her to face the backlash and online hate alone.
Over the years, Shiffrin’s dominance in slalom has etched her name in the record books, as she stands with the highest World title count and World Cup wins in the discipline. In the 2025-26 season, the 108-time World Cup winner was onto a great season, but Camille Rast snapped her six-race winning streak in Kranjska Gora.
Despite that, Mikaela Shiffrin rounded off her slalom victory tally with her 71st win before entering the 2026 Winter Olympics. However, at the beginning of her Olympic campaign, although her team’s combined partner topped the downhill, she failed to finish in the top three in the slalom.
Coming off an 11th-place finish in the giant slalom, the two-time Olympic gold medalist has a strong chance of winning gold, though not the best odds considering her recent result.
When and Where To Watch Mikaela Shiffrin in Women’s Slalom on the Cortina Course?
Aiming to break her losing streak, Shiffrin will take to the start as Bib 7, having achieved more success than any other male or female in the history of the sport.
Run 1 is scheduled for 4:00 a.m. ET, and Run 2 for 7:30 a.m. ET on February 18, 2026.
NBC Olympics and Peacock will stream both runs, and live updates will also be available on the official 2026 Winter Olympics website.
