It was the second Olympic gold for the champion skier from Vail, Colorado. Four years ago in Sochi, she won the slalom gold at age 18 and will attempt to defend that title on Friday. The ski queen, whose heroes include LeBron James and Serena Williams, said: 'That's when I really started to fall in love with ski racing'. That guidance paid off at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games when she became the youngest alpine skier, male or female, to have won an Olympic gold medal in the slalom event. Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn was one of the first to celebrate Mikaela's gold when she tweeted: '@MikaelaShiffrin wins!!!!!

Source: Daily Mail February 15, 2018 06:45 UTC