By Alan Baldwin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Mikaela Shiffrin is 'just finding her form' and sure to bounce back from the shock of missing out on a medal in her first race of the Milano Cortina Olympics,

Siegle's latest Olympic silver medal was inspired by his mother and powered by maple syrup. The 33-year-old American ski racer captured his second straight Olympic super-G silver medal Wednesday when he finished 0.

United States duo Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan finished ahead of compatriots Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson to take bronze in the women's alpine skiing combined downhill and slalom event on Tuesday.

The three members of the men's US Olympic ski jumping team addressed rumors genital-enlarging injections are used to gain an competitive advantage.

The bars of mountain town Bormio were packed once again with celebratory Swiss fans after Franjo von Allmen secured a third Olympic gold for the country on Wednesday, alongside a bronze from compatriot Marco Odermatt.

Alpine skiing has been on the Winter Games calendar since the fourth edition of the event in Germany, with downhill becoming a staple in 1948 in Switzerland. The mesmerizing speeds and incredible skill that competitors show while zooming down the slopes.

The dominant nation in ski jumping, Slovenia missed out on its first two chances at an Olympic gold medal this week. That changed Tuesday.

Boise High grad Sammy Smith completed in her first Olympic race Tuesday, finishing 19th overall in the women’s cross country classic sprint in Tesero, Italy.