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Layden: Mikaela Shiffrin experiences harsh truth of expectations vs. reality at Olympics

Mikaela Shiffrin reacts after her DNF in the slalom portion of the women's combined
Mikaela Shiffrin reacts after her DNF in the slalom portion of the women's combined

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The sentence landed so hard it made you cringe. “Right now,” said U.S. Alpine ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin, “I just feel like a joke.” Eight words, much too harsh, that measure the distance between realistic Olympic expectations and unexplained Olympic reality.

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