KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — When she stood in the starting gate for the second run of the giant slalom Tuesday afternoon, Mikaela Shiffrin was nearly a second behind the leader, faced a slushy slope ...

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia – Mikaela Shiffrin knew what to do after the first run of the giant slalom left the teen skiing sensation in fifth place. “Ski faster,” she said.

At the end of November, Mikale Shiffrin crashes in Killington on the way to her 100th World Cup victory. After a two-month injury break, she returns, but mental blocks have slowed her down ever since.