PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Not feeling so hot, Mikaela Shiffrin was fourth after a steady opening run of the Olympic slalom Friday as she tries to defend her title.
The American standout was 0.48 seconds behind leader Wendy Holdener of Switzerland heading into the second run later in the day. There were seven competitors all within a second of Holdener's time of 48.89 seconds.
Shiffrin, who won the giant slalom the day before, was asked in an NBC interview about throwing up before stepping into the starting gate for her slalom run.
"That was kind of sudden.