Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Team USA's Mikaela Shiffrin sat in the snow, crying on her knees after winning the women's giant slalom in Alpine skiing Thursday at the Winter Olympics.
Shiffrin won the event with a time of 2:20.02. Norway's Ragnhild Mowinckel won the silver medal with a time of 2:20.41. Italy's Federica Brignone finished third with a time of 2:20.48.