Rarely does an all-time great in an individual sport fail to meet the moment so many times in a row like this. Thankfully, it's not her last shot

Tuesday was lining up to be the end of Shiffrin's Olympic hex. Instead, it's back to the drawing board before the giant slalom and slalom.

U.S. Olympic skiing icons congratulate teammate on winning silver medal at 2026 Winter Olympics.

Shiffrin has won 2 gold medals and 1 silver in her previous Olympic appearances, having competed in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Mikaela Shiffrin, a legendary slalom skier, wasn't able to hold the lead Breezy Johnson built in the downhill portion of the the women's alpine skiing team combined event.

Shiffrin and Johnson finished fourth.

“Poulin at the Olympics is undeniable. She is a big reason why Canada could potentially topple a dominant top-ranked Team USA. Poulin scored the winning goals in the gold medal games of 2010, 2014 and 2022, and she is the only player, male or female, to score in four consecutive gold medal games.

Mikaela Shiffrin's teammates benefited from her unfortunate start to the 2026 Winter Olympics. Shiffrin failed to medal in her first event at Milano Cortina when she and Breezy Johnson finished .06 seconds behind United States teammates Paula Moltzan and Jackie Wiles for bronze in the inaugural