Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin kicks off her 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games campaign on Tuesday, February 10, in the women’s team combined event — a fresh chance for the 30-year-old American superstar to reclaim podium glory after the heartbreak of Beijing 2022.
Shiffrin, the most successful alpine skier in World Cup history with a record 108 victories, will handle the slalom leg of the team combined alongside newly crowned Olympic downhill gold medalist Breezy Johnson, who will race the downhill portion. The duo enters as proven winners, having taken gold in the inaugural women’s team combined at the 2025 World Championships. Their combined times will determine Team USA’s medal fate in one of the Games’ newest disciplines.
The slalom run begins at 8 a.m. ET Tuesday and will air on USA Network, Peacock, and NBCOlympics.com.
Shiffrin’s streamlined 2026 Olympic program focuses on three events to maximize performance and avoid the overload that contributed to her medal-less 2022 showing, where she failed to finish three races despite high expectations. She has since spoken openly about the emotional and mental toll of that experience, as well as overcoming a serious abdominal puncture from a 2024 giant slalom crash in Killington, Vermont.
A Cortina veteran, Shiffrin has strong history on these slopes: she claimed a World Cup super-G victory here in 2019 and earned bronze in the super-G at the 2021 World Championships.
Her full 2026 Olympic schedule:
February 10, 8 a.m. ET — Women’s team combined slalom (USA Network, Peacock)
February 15, 4 a.m. ET — Women’s giant slalom, Run 1 (USA Network, Peacock)
February 15, 7:30 a.m. ET — Women’s giant slalom, Run 2 (NBC, Peacock)
February 18, 4 a.m. ET — Women’s slalom, Run 1 (USA Network, Peacock)
February 18, 7:30 a.m. ET — Women’s slalom, Run 2 (USA Network, Peacock)
Shiffrin’s Olympic medal haul stands at two golds (slalom in 2014 — making her the youngest-ever Olympic slalom champion at 18 — and giant slalom in 2018) and one silver. Tuesday’s event offers an early opportunity to add to that tally and build momentum for her signature slalom races later in the Games.
In a show of solidarity amid the alpine community’s recent challenges, Shiffrin posted heartfelt support on social media for fellow U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn, who suffered a severe leg fracture in Sunday’s downhill: “💔🙏🙏🙏 @lindseyvonn”
All eyes now turn to the slopes as Shiffrin aims to turn Olympic redemption into reality. Tune in Tuesday morning to see if the team combined delivers the spark she’s been seeking.
