Shiffrin

[Supermoon]

If you took them off to nap and they ended up getting cold, she'd probably never get them back on.

[The AD]

You can't win 'em all.

[willywhit]

You can't win 'em all.

Tom Brady knows all about that

[dcpnz]

The set the first run was not very MS friendly, and she seems to still be having fatigue issues.

How so??
I thought commentators (Bode?) were saying it should have suited her

[MakersTeleMark]

Deal

Paid up. I threw you up there with Seth.

[montanaskier]

Paid up. I threw you up there with Seth.

Now let’s ski this weekend.

[MakersTeleMark]

Now let’s ski this weekend.

It's Trump weekend. There was frontage parking all day today even.

[From_the_NEK]

From her facebook page.

[quote] I've gone over it a thousand times in my head, and I don’t think I could have done it differently even if I got a second chance. I keep thinking that maybe if I was able to control my emotions more after the Giant Slalom, I would have had more energy for the Slalom and maybe I could have put more into that race, maybe I would have had better control of my nerves, maybe... But after 5 days of schedule changes and waiting to race, and without the day between those races to reset and recharge, I wasn’t able to manage it. And you know what? I wouldn’t change that for the world. It’s the Olympics, and for me that’s about showing heart and passion as much as it is about medals. So I wouldn’t take back my emotions or excitement after the GS in order to have better shot at a SL medal too. You know, it’s not necessarily the medalists who get the most out of the Olympics. It’s those who are willing to strip down to nothing and bear their soul for their love of the game. That is so much greater than Gold, Silver, or Bronze.
We all want a medal, but not everyone will get one. Some are going to leave here feeling like heroes, some will leave heartbroken, and some will have had moments when the felt both- because we care. That is real. That is life. It’s amazing and terrifying and wonderful and brutal and exciting and nerve racking and beautiful. And honestly, I’m just so grateful to be part of that. 💛
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[wyeaster]

amazing post from someone of her stature

[ASmileyFace]

Girl has a really good head on her shoulders. She'll bounce back from this no problem.

[Supermoon]

That’s awesome. So much class and maturity for someone so young.

[sb]

Case of fatigue and maybe jitters also.

Live to ski another day.

She be fine.

[The Tortoise]

Shiffrin pulls out of the downhill.

[goldengatestinx]

Bummer having to make an important decision on a weather forecast 5 days out...

Shiffrin drops out of Olympic downhill after schedule change

The Associated PressFeb 19, 2018 5:31 AM

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin arrives for a women's downhill training run at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) -- Back at the last Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin exuberantly talked about chasing five gold medals this time around. Now it turns out she'll only enter three races at the 2018 Games.

The two-time gold medalist dropped out of Wednesday's downhill race so she can focus on the Alpine combined event that was moved to the following day.

Shiffrin's decision was announced Monday by U.S. Ski and Snowboard shortly after race officials said they were moving the combined up a day to Thursday because of strong winds in Friday's forecast.

The downhill is Wednesday, so the 22-year-old American suddenly would have had to race on consecutive days. When she tried that earlier at the Pyeongchang Olympics, she followed up her gold in the giant slalom by finishing fourth in the slalom as the defending champion. She pulled out of the super-G on what would have been a third day in a row of racing.

''As much as I wanted to compete in the Olympic downhill, with the schedule change, it's important for me to focus my energy on preparing for the combined,'' Shiffrin said in a statement. ''I'm looking forward to cheering on our girls racing in the downhill and to compete myself in Thursday's combined.''

Her exit opens up a downhill spot for another American woman. The four-racer roster will be announced Tuesday.

[Toadman]

Hope she at least does or did the last DH training run. That can only help with the combined, IMO.

[My Pet Powder Goat]

Bummer. It was unfortunate how the wind affected these games. It's not really fair to ask some or the athletes to race different event over many consecutive days

[uglymoney]

Hey boyfriend was sent home because of a lack of team spirit during a post race interview. Dude ripped the GS race. Seems crazy to me.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-o...ource=facebook

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[4matic]

Two seconds off the training pace had something to do with decision.

[My Pet Powder Goat]

Hey boyfriend was sent home because of a lack of team spirit during a post race interview. Dude ripped the GS race. Seems crazy to me.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-o...ource=facebook

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Haha what a dick. Just being honest, I suppose...

[TahoeJ]

I thought that was just called being French. They must be getting soft too.

[~mikey b]

Getting soft?

[TahoeJ]

Getting soft?

Attitude wise. The French have always embraced being assholes. It’s part of their charm.

[~mikey b]

That is true. It’s what makes them so fun

[robrox]

[QUOTE=From_the_NEK;5260235]From her facebook page.

I've gone over it a thousand times in my head, and I don’t think I could have done it differently even if I got a second chance. I keep thinking that maybe if I was able to control my emotions more after the Giant Slalom, I would have had more energy for the Slalom and maybe I could have put more into that race, maybe I would have had better control of my nerves, maybe... But after 5 days of schedule changes and waiting to race, and without the day between those races to reset and recharge, I wasn’t able to manage it. And you know what? I wouldn’t change that for the world. It’s the Olympics, and for me that’s about showing heart and passion as much as it is about medals. So I wouldn’t take back my emotions or excitement after the GS in order to have better shot at a SL medal too. You know, it’s not necessarily the medalists who get the most out of the Olympics. It’s those who are willing to strip down to nothing and bear their soul for their love of the game. That is so much greater than Gold, Silver, or Bronze.
We all want a medal, but not everyone will get one. Some are going to leave here feeling like heroes, some will leave heartbroken, and some will have had moments when the felt both- because we care. That is real. That is life. It’s amazing and terrifying and wonderful and brutal and exciting and nerve racking and beautiful. And honestly, I’m just so grateful to be part of that. ��
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Yup, nicely said.

Let's not forget that Mikaela gave or loaned a great pair of skis to a snowboarder who then had the run of a lifetime on them. Generous in spirit and deed.

[skideeppow]

[QUOTE=robrox;5262820]

From her facebook page.



Yup, nicely said.

Let's not forget that Mikaela gave or loaned a great pair of skis to a snowboarder who then had the run of a lifetime on them. Generous in spirit and deed.

She had nothing to do with that. These were from last years quiver controlled by Atomic. Believe me, Mikaelas mom is not letting any of her competitors get her current skis.