Mikaela Shiffrin's 1st Gold Medal Sets Her Up Perfectly for Historic Olympics

Shiffrin is undisputedly the best women's skier in the world right now, and everyone knows it. This is just the beginning of what many expect to be a historic Games for Shiffrin, who's predicted to be adorned with multiple gold medals by the end of proceedings.
The gold came into the conversation after her first run, when she put down the second-best time in the group, clocking in at 1:10.82, providing a strong foundation for the second run, which would come more than four hours later.
She spent some time with her family, her coaches and her boyfriend and took a nap, noise-canceling headphones equipped, music playing to drown out the noise. Windy conditions delayed her ambitious Olympic schedule, but any doubts settled quickly by the end of her second run. Her first gold medal gave her an opportunity to become just the second female skier to win three gold medals at a single Olympics.