
'You can fail and not be a failure': Mikaela Shiffrin reflects on the disappointment of Beijing 2022
CNN
Beijing 2022 proved to be the most difficult two weeks of Mikaela Shiffrin's career.
After coming into the Winter Games with a realistic chance of becoming the first American skier to win three golds at a single Olympics, the 26-year-old suffered 60% of her career DNF's at the National Alpine Skiing Centre this month.
Shiffrin failed to finish in three of the six events she competed in, crashing out after only five gates in both the giant slalom and slalom.

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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











