Mikaela Shiffrin will not race in the women’s downhill event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, the US ski team has confirmed.
Shiffrin finished 16th in the first training run on Sunday.
Her schedule for the rest of the Games is still unconfirmed, but she is expected to enter the super combined (moved to Thursday). She had previously indicated that she is unlikely to enter the team event (set for Saturday), but that remains a possibility.
BREAKING: Due to weather, the alpine combined has been moved up a day to Thursday. So, that means that @mikaelashiffrin will skip Wednesday’s downhill and focus solely on the combined. #olympics pic.twitter.com/orBSXAWwaA
— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) February 19, 2018
“As much as I wanted to compete in the Olympic downhill, with the schedule change it’s important for me to focus my energy on preparing for the combined. I’m looking forward to cheering on our girls racing in the downhill and to compete in Thursday’s combined.” -@MikaelaShiffrin
— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) February 19, 2018
