Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Today, at the Winter Olympics, Team USA did not get the results it was hoping for, in skiing or in men's figure skating. We have two reports from our Olympic team in Pyeongchang, beginning with NPR's Tom Goldman. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: There's a phrase in sports when all the predictions break down and the heavy favorite doesn't win - that's why they play the game. Skiing's version - that's why they run the race. And it was the phrase of the day Friday at Yongpyong Alpine Centre. (CHEERING) GOLDMAN: As Switzerland's Wendy Holdener crossed the finish line in the second of two runs in the ladies' slalom, the crowd's roar meant a couple of things. Holdener fans were happy. She just won a silver medal. Gold went to Sweden's Frida Hansdotter. But there was also disbelief at the finish. U.S. alpine star Mikaela Shiffrin didn't win any medal. A Shiffrin gold in this race virtually was guaranteed. She's the world's best slalom skier and
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