Grief-stricken McGrath left in shock at Olympic slalom failure

McGrath was informed on the night of the opening ceremony of these Milan-Cortina Games that his grandfather had died after a battle with dementia, at the age of 83. The US-born Norwegian had described his grandfather, an accomplished cross-country skier in his prime, as a key motivator in his career. An emotional McGrath looked set to pay Svein the perfect tribute after blasting to the fastest first leg of the slalom race. But disaster struck on the second run, McGrath clattering into a gate with...