CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – After AJ Hurt’s promising start to the first run of the giant slalom competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 15, the event took a turn for the Carnelian Bay resident before she crossed the finish line.

Hurt was up about a tenth of a second on the leader’s time and through the toughest section when her arm hooked a gate about two-thirds of the way through the course.

Thrown off balance, Hurt could not recover and skied off course, acquiring a DNF (did not finish) for the event.

Following the second run, teammates Mikaela Shiffrin finished 11th, Paula Moltzan finished 15th and other Tahoe athlete Nina O’Brien finished 20th.

It was Italy’s Federica Brignone that claimed gold. Sweden’s Sara Hector and Norway’s Thea Louise Stjernesund tied for silver.

A second-time Olympian, Hurt joined teammate and best friend Keely Cashman in the team event on Tuesday. Hurt skied the slalom portion and is expected to ski in the slalom individual event on Wednesday, Feb. 18.