For NL only. Do not use for web articles. In an exquisite run, Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the slalom to end a 12-year Olympic medal drought. That extends to 22 years in the slalom. But all that was over as Shiffrin picked up her third gold medal. It came on the back of crushing disappointments in other events. But she stepped up, came into her own and finished on a high. That earned the American plaudits from all over and even a special gift from X and Elon Musk. Already verified on Instagram, Mikaela Shiffrin has been waiting for that special blue tick on Twitter (now called X) for years. Now, on the back of her third Olympic gold medal, the American finally got it. And she then took to X with a cheeky first post, pulling the social media giant’s leg in the process. ADVERTISEMENT “It took my third Olympic gold medal🥇 (fourth Olympic medal overall) to get verified on Twitter, but here I am. I’ve made it 😅😂,” Shiffrin posted on X. It took my third Olympic gold medal🥇 (fourth Olympic medal overall) to get verified on Twitter, but here I am. I’ve made it 😅😂 pic.twitter.com/gDqHh1F68o