Peak moment from Olympic Day 12: Shiffrin and Team USA bring in hardware
USAT’s Sam Cardona Norberg provides an update on Team USA’s medals as Mikaela Shiffrin brings home the gold medal, ending day 12 of the Winter Olympics.
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Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin tried her best not to curse during competitions. today’s show Despite appearances, it happened.
On Wednesday, Shiffrin won gold in the slalom. It was his first medal since winning the silver medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. With this victory, he ended his disastrous loss of 0 out of 8 races at the Winter Games four years ago, when he suffered a DNF in three events.
Thursday, Shrifin today’s show A look back at her path to winning the gold medal. An unintentionally hilarious moment occurred as she was in deep conversation with Carson Daly, Hoda Kotb, and Craig Melvin. The Olympian accidentally swore in front of the camera and dropped a bombshell. (Warning: Link contains NSFW words)
“There’s definitely been a spiritual journey over the last few years, but it’s – I don’t know. I just seized the moment and said (expletive),” Shiffrin said.
Realizing her mistake, Shiffrin immediately widened her eyes in horror, but before she knew it, an even worse curse escaped.
“(Expletive),” the skier said before covering his mouth, embarrassed by both failures.
Today Show staffers offered Shiffrin words of comfort as the Olympic skier took a deep breath and did her best to laugh out of the moment.
“It’s okay! It’s okay! It’s okay!” Melvin said.
Shiffrin bowed her head and smiled before admitting that things didn’t go as planned.
“It turned out really bad,” she said with a laugh.
