By Andrew McCarty The 2022 Winter Olympics were supposed to be a chance for U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin to cement her place as one of the all-time greats. Shiffrin entered the 2022 Winter Olympics needing just one more gold medal to have more than any alpine skier in United States history. Unfortunately, her first two events lasted a total of just 17 seconds. Her first race was over just 11 seconds after it started when she crashed out in the giant slalom. Just a few days later, Shiffrin entered competition in the slalom – an event she’s dominated in the past. Six seconds later, she found hers…