Olympics: Shiffrin wins giant slalom gold

Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States took gold in the women's giant slalom Thursday at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, where the sole Japanese entrant, Haruna Ishikawa, finished 33rd.Shiffrin posted the second-fastest time on the first run and was fourth fastest the second time down the slope, finishing with a combined total of 2 minutes, 20.02 seconds. She is the undisputed queen of the slalom, as the defending Olympic champion, a three-time world champ, and on her way to a fifth World Cup overall slalom title.Silver medalist Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway finished 0.39 second off the pace…READ FULL ARTICLE