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Shiffrin Wins Gold, Tragedy Strikes, Investigations Loom

Mikaela Shiffrin, the U.S. skiing star, won gold in the women's slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics, breaking her medal drought, while search and rescue efforts continued for nine missing skiers following an avalanche in California. Elsewhere, the House Oversight Committee prepared to depose retail billionaire Leslie Wexner, and a college football player died after collapsing during a workout.

Shiffrin, who is also her sport's most decorated athlete of all time, completed her second run in the slalom with a combined time of 1:39.10, beating Switzerland's Camille Rast by 1.5 seconds, according to CBS News. The 30-year-old appeared visibly emotional over her triumph.

Meanwhile, in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, search crews faced "highly dangerous" conditions as they searched for nine backcountry skiers missing after an avalanche, ABC News reported. Six skiers were rescued on Tuesday. Rescue efforts were hampered by a winter storm dumping more than two inches of snow an hour, grounding helicopters and hindering ground crews.

The House Oversight Committee was set to depose Leslie Wexner, whose wealth reportedly fueled Jeffrey Epstein's fortune, according to ABC News. Newly revealed documents suggest that Wexner quietly resolved a multimillion-dollar theft issue with Epstein in 2007.

In other news, Parker Sutherland, an 18-year-old college football player from the University of Northern Iowa, died Saturday after collapsing during a workout earlier in the week, Fox News reported. "I'm heartbroken," said Northern Iowa head coach Todd Stepsis in a statement. "Parker embodied everything we look for in a UNI Football Panther."

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, which run from February 6 to February 22, are bringing together around 2,900 athletes from around the world, hoping to bring home medals across 116 events, CBS News reported. Team USA is bringing around 230 athletes to the Winter Olympics. Alex Ferreira, a freestyle skier, is making his third trip to the Olympics. "It's awesome representing Team USA, because I look at us and I think we're the best team in the world, and then it's special," Ferreira told CBS News.

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