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Mikaela Shiffrin’s Fall and the High Emotional Stakes of the COVID-Era Olympics
The last few days at the Beijing Winter Olympics have seen Team USA’s highest-profile stars face a few make-or-break moments. Record-breaking figure skater Nathan Chen and snowboarding phenom Chloe Kim turned in outstanding performances, but Tuesday night’s prime-time coverage centered on Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s struggles in the slalom, the event where she took gold…