Skiing in her first-ever Olympic downhill, Mikaela Shiffrin completed her run well off the pace in the event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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In bitter cold conditions, Shiffrin finished nearly two seconds behind the leader, putting her temporarily in 11th place with several skiers still to go.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist, who skied out in the giant slalom and slalom, is still planning to compete in all five individual disciplines.
Meanwhile, the off-ice drama has finally ended, and attention can now turn to the start of the women’s figure skating competition.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the short program after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. A test that Valieva took two months ago was flagged for a banned heart medication, but CAS ruled that the 15-year-old Valieva, a “protected athlete” because of her age, can compete.
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Kamila Valieva takes the ice for her short program later Tuesday
BEIJING — The most-anticipated figure skating short program since the 1994 Tonya-Nancy scandal begins Tuesday at 6 p.m. Beijing time (5 a.m. ET).
But the show really starts at 9:52 p.m….
