(CNN) Mikaela Shiffrin's defense of her Winter Olympic giant slalom title lasted just five turns on Monday, as the American skier crashed out of contention on her opening run. The 26-year-old was competing in all five alpine skiing disciplines in Beijing and is bidding to become the first American skier to win three golds in a single Winter Games. However, Shiffrin was one of 22 skiers that failed to finish on Xiaohaituo Mountain, perhaps a consequence of the usual pre-Olympic test runs being canceled due to Covid. "I mean huge disappointment, not even counting medals, but just it's a really fun hill and good conditions. "I think there's a lot of questions that will be asked and I think many people are going to say: 'What went wrong this entire time?'

Source: CNN February 08, 2022 01:16 UTC