Four years after making headlines at the Olympics for all of the wrong reasons, Team USA's Mikaela Shiffrin is golden once again. Shiffrin, 30, took home the gold in the women's slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, February 18, earning her first medal in eight years. The American skier seemed briefly in shock after completing her run, appearing to stare at the leaderboard to make sure she was seeing things correctly. Shiffrin then shared the milestone with Switzerland's Camille Rast and Sweden's Anna Swenn-Larsson, who won silver and bronze, respectively.