Mikaela Shiffrin had to overcome a lot of pressure Tuesday to end her one-year drought in women’s World Cup giant slaloms.And not all the pressure on the American was coming from her rivals.Holding a big advantage of 0.72 seconds, Shiffrin found it hard to focus on her last run. Standing in the start house on top of the Panorama course, the race leader could hear exactly how well her competitors were doing.”You can hear the [finish area] announcer on the top, she’s announcing in English, so it’s really getting into my head,” Shiffrin said after the race.
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