Summary
Mikaela Shiffrin competed in the Winter Olympics and won a gold medal in the women's slalom event. She thanked Barry Svrluga, a reporter who wrote about her achievements, as he ended his sports writing role with the Washington Post. Shiffrin's gesture came after Svrluga reported on significant personal news about Shiffrin's family.
Key Facts
- Mikaela Shiffrin won a gold medal in women's slalom at the Winter Olympics.
- This was one of 12 gold medals the United States team won at the Milan-Cortina Games.
- Barry Svrluga, a reporter for the Washington Post, covered the Olympics before the newspaper decided to stop covering sports.
- Shiffrin thanked Svrluga publicly for his coverage of her career.
- Svrluga had reported that Shiffrin's mother, who is also her coach, was diagnosed with cancer.
- Shiffrin won multiple Olympic slalom golds, becoming only the second athlete to do so.
- She previously won gold in the Giant Slalom event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
