Biles and Vonn rally around Shiffrin after latest Winter Olympics DQ

[marmar]

Simone Biles and Lindsey Vonn were among the US sports stars to throw their support behind Mikaela Shiffrin amid the American Alpine skiing star’s nightmarish start to the Winter Games.

Shiffrin, one of the most decorated skiers in history whose bid for as many as five medals in China has been a tentpole of US rightsholder NBC’s breathless promotion of the Olympics, has failed to complete either of her two races so far thanks to a pair of highly uncharacteristic errors.

The 26-year-old overall World Cup leader skied out after missing a gate early in her first run of Monday’s giant slalom, ending her Olympic title defence only 10 seconds into her Beijing debut. Then on Wednesday, Shiffrin nearly fell at the fourth gate and was disqualified before the sixth in the women’s slalom, her signature event. ............(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/09/mikaela-shiffrin-winter-olympics-dq-slalom-simone-biles-lindsey-vonn

[Deep State Witch]

1. Apparently

There's been high winds on the mountain. That may have been a contributing factor.

[DinahMoeHum]

2. Takes a pair of G.O.A.T.s to know another G.O.A.T.

Both been there, done that.

BTW, Shiffrin sent Simone Biles gestures of encouragement 8 months ago, during the Olympics in Tokyo. So Biles has returned the favor.

[WillUSAF]

3. Anyone that criticizes these kids

should be ashamed!! It doesn't matter what Mikaela does she is still one of the greatest skiers in American history. Just watch the Games and enjoy them. Quit being assholes.