U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin reflects on Friday's windy conditions and dealing with the adversity ahead of competition.
Swirling winds around the steep slopes of Yanqing have been a hot topic among the Alpine skiing contingent at the 2022 Winter Games and double Olympic gold medalistThe American, who is aiming to compete in all five Alpine skiing events in China, got her first taste of the conditions on Friday and came away with a newfound appreciation of just how much of a challenge awaits.
"There's going to be a huge element of just crossing your fingers in these Games," Shiffrin said."It's some of the steepest terrain I've ever experienced in my life. "Ideally nobody is going to face one of the really big gusts when you nearly get blown off the mountain. "Skiing speed when you're getting air off terrain... that becomes not only challenging but also very dangerous.
"It's a little bit of a bummer when you go into a very important series of races knowing there are some factors that are normally not so extreme in any other races we do that could really play a role in how the results pan out."
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