It was a rough day in Pyeongchang for Mikaela Shiffrin and Nathan Chen.
The 22-year-old Shiffrin finished fourth in the women’s Olympic slalom on Friday, failing to win her second medal in as many days. She won gold in the giant slalom on Thursday.
The fourth-place showing was a surprise considering the American standout won the Olympic slalom title four years ago in Sochi when she was only 18.
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Shiffrin struggled to describe what happened and why she wasn’t attacking the course more.
“I’ve been skiing aggressively in slalom all season long. I’ve been confident, comfortable,” Shiffrin said. “Coming here and skiing the way I did, really conservative, was a huge disappointment. … That’s how life goes.”
Frida Hansdotter of Sweden won gold with a combined time of 1 minute, 38.63 seconds.
In figure skating, Chen was
