Julia Mancuso became the first American Woman to win an Olympic Alpine Skiing event (Giant Slalom) since Picabo Street did it back in 1998.
Skiing in less-than-perfect weather sans her signature good-luck tiara (athletes MUST WEAR Head Protective Gear in the Giant Slalom event), Julia had two very strong runs down the challenging slopes, in both cases, taking the more aggressive line. Her combined time was 2 minutes 9.19 seconds.

Mancuso skiing in near-blizzard conditions (Source: NBC)

Several other circumstances factored into Julia’s victory.

After winning the Downhill event 5 days earlier, Dorftmeister is again on the podium with a Gold Medal around her neck. This time for the Women’s Super-G event (which was postponed yesterday due to inclement weather). Dorftmeister’s time was 1 minute 32.47 seconds.

Austria’s Raich and Dorftmeister competing in the Giant Slalom and Super-G events respectively (Source: NBC)
Fellow Countryman, Benjamin Raich, won the Gold at the Men’s Giant Slalom event (Total Time – 2 minutes 35 seconds).