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With a 9th place finish in Beijing, Mikaela Shiffrin shows signs of bouncing back

Shiffrin had previously failed to finish two qualifying runs in two separate events earlier this week.
Mikaela Shiffrin of Team USA skis during the Women's Super-G on February 11, 2022 at the Beijing Olympics. She placed ninth after failing to finish her last two races.

BEIJING — After failing to finish her top events at the Beijing Olympics this week, Mikaela Shiffrin appeared to show signs of bouncing back on Friday. She finished ninth in women's Super-G — well behind gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.

Gut-Behrami established an early lead with a time of 1:13.51.

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