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How old was Mikaela Shiffrin when she became the youngest slalom champion in Olympic alpine skiing history?

  • 17 years

  • 18 years and 345 days

  • 19 years

  • 20 years

Answer

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Mikaela Shiffrin won the slalom competition, making her the youngest slalom champion in Olympic alpine skiing history. She was 18 years and 345 days old at the time. This record was previously held by Andrea Mead-Lawrence, who won the slalom at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo at the age of 18 years and 306 days.
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