A United States team led by Mikaela Shiffrin will leave the Beijing Olympics with just one of the 30 individual medals in Alpine skiing
Maybe medals, especially golds, aren't the only measures of Winter Games success. They are, though, what matters most when judging a team.
“It’s the real superstars that have had the medal hauls in recent Olympics,” head U.S. men’s Alpine coach Forest Carey said, “and on the men’s side, anyway, we don’t have those superstars.” At the Pyeongchang Games four years ago, the American men didn't earn an Alpine medal, but the women got three.“It is a bit strange, because usually the Americans are always strong at big events,” Italian skier Alex Vinatzer said. “But at the end of the day, a one-off event is a one-off event, and it’s hard to do well.”
Look at what Switzerland, a nation of fewer than 10 million people, achieved: five golds, an Olympic Alpine record, from Corinne Suter , Lara Gut-Behrami , Michelle Gisin , Beat Feuz , Marco Odermatt . That nation accumulated nine individual medals in the sport.“This Olympics came at a bit of a transition time,” Carey said, pointing to Radamus, who turned 24 last weekend, as an example of up-and-coming talent. “The Olympics are all about medals, but the guys we have competed pretty well.
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