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Mikaela Shiffrin Falls Short of Gold in Slalom at the World Championships

Shiffrin’s strong showing at the Alpine world skiing championships over the past two weeks ended on Saturday with a silver medal in what is considered her best discipline.

Mikaela Shiffrin on her way to a second-place finish in slalom in Méribel, France on Saturday.Credit...Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA, via Shutterstock

Mikaela Shiffrin wanted to cap off the Alpine world championships in signature form, finishing the biggest skiing event outside of the Olympics with another gold medal at the end of nearly two weeks of drama.

But it was not to be, even though the event finished with slalom, her best discipline event.