Hanyu dazzles, Shiffrin flops on day of Olympic drama

Japans Yuzuru Hanyu competes in the mens single skating short program of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 16 2018 PicAFPJapans defending champion Yuzuru Hanyu produced a stunning short programme to surge into the lead in mens figure skating as Mikaela Shiffrins bid to retain her slalom title started with her vomiting and ended in heartbreak at the Pyeongchang Olympics on FridayA day after she staged an astonishing comeback to win the giant slalom American ski star Shiffrin finished fourth in her strongest discipline after being sick at the start gate in her first run and initially complaining of viruslike symptoms After the slalom was won by Swedens Frida Hansdotter the 22yearold Shiffrin said that she was pulling out of Saturdays superG The Olympics in South Korea has been victim of a health scare with more than 200 people falling victim to a debilitating norovirus including two Swiss athletesInitially Shiffrin said the vomiting almost felt like a virus kind of puking but later she said that she was well and had been scratching around for an excuse for her belowpar performance I dont feel sick right now I dont think I have a virus I was thinking that after the first run but I think it was me making an excuse said Shiffrin one of the biggest names at the Games On a day of drama when South Korea won a lunar new years gold in the skeleton Norways dominance in alpine skiings mens superG came to an abrupt endNorway have won every Olympic title in mens superG since the 2002 Games But this time the prize went to Austrias Matthias Mayer the downhill winner in Sochi four years ago with Norways best finisher the defending champion Kjetil Jansrud taking a disappointing bronze medal Switzerlands Beat Feuz took silverCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever