BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin’s performance in the women’s slalom went no better than her outing in the giant slalom.
The two-time Olympic champion missed a gate early in the first run of the slalom and is out of the event.
Shiffrin was seeking what would have been an American-record third Alpine gold medal in the slalom. She won that event as a teenager at the 2014 Sochi Games.
The 26-year-old from Colorado was coming off a quick exit in her Beijing debut Monday. She missed a gate about 10 seconds into the giant slalom and was disqualified.
Also in Beijing:
— American Lindsey Jacobellis has won gold in the women’s snowboardcross. It’s the first gold of the Beijing Games for the U.S. team. It’s the fifth Olympics for Jacobellis. Chloe Trespeuch of France won silver and Meryeta Odine of Canada won bronze.
— Germany’s Vinzenz Geiger has won a men’s Nordic combined gold, rallying from a 1-minute, 26-second deficit to cross the finish line first in a 10K cross-country race after ranking 11th in ski jumping earlier in the day. Joergen Graabak of Norway earned silver Wednesday night and Lukas Greiderer of Austria took bronze.
— The Russian ice hockey team has started its defense of the Olympic men’s gold medal with a 1-0 win over Switzerland in Beijing. It wasn’t the convincing start to the tournament the Russians may have hoped for as they were outshot by a Swiss team not expected to contend for a medal. The Russians are playing as the Russian Olympic Committee. They had a slice of good fortune for the only goal. A shot from former Edmonton Oilers forward Anton Slepyshev took a double bounce off Swiss goaltender Reto Berra’s pad and Enzo Corvi’s leg on its way into the goal.
— US skier Colby Stevenson has come away with silver in men’s big air. Norway’s Birk Ruud won gold in the Olympics’ first men’s freestyle skiing big air event, re-emerging as a leader in the extreme sport after losing his father to cancer and injuring his knee. Ruud’s final score of 187.75 was well clear of Stevenson’s 183.
— Defending Olympic champion snowboarder Chloe Kim cruised through the halfpipe on her first run. The Californian scored 87.75, good enough for the top spot in women’s qualifying.
— The IOC says the medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics has been delayed because of an ongoing legal issue that could affect medalists. The ceremony to award the Russian team the gold medals, the United States silver and Japan bronze was not held as scheduled Tuesday. International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said the reason was a “legal consultation” required with the governing body of skating.
