Mikaela Shiffrin was on the verge of her 100th career victory when she crashed in Killington, Vermont, causing a puncture wound and abdominal tearing
Mikaela Shiffrin said on Thursday she will resume her chase for a milestone 100th World Cup win next week in Courchevel, France two months after a crash in a giant slalom race left her with a puncture wound in her left abdomen.
Only two months after suffering a major injury in an accident at Killington, Vermont, American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin is set to return to World Cup competition next week at Courchevel, France. Shiffrin,
Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin says she will return to World Cup alpine skiing on January 30, exactly two months after she was injured in a hard fall.
"I’m strong enough to get back in the start gate," the athlete said Mikaela Shiffrin is set to return to the Alpine Ski World Cup on Thursday, Jan. 30, in Courchevel, France, for what will be her first professional race since sustaining a puncture wound to her abdomen in a fall back in November.
Mikaela Shiffrin is ready to get back on the slopes. The 29-year-old, two-time Olympic gold medalist exclusively announced on the Jan. 23 episode of TODAY that she is returning to competition after injuring herself last year during a race.
Shiffrin's spent the better part of two months sidelined from ski racing. Now, she's planning her comeback.
Mikaela Shiffrin has recovered from her ski crash two months ago and tells The Associated Press she plans to return to World Cup racing next Thursday at a slalom event in Courchevel, France.
Mikaela Shiffrin is nearing her return to competition. On Nov. 30, the two-time Olympic gold medalist suffered a severe puncture wound to her right abdomen when crashing during a giant slalom. The injury has halted the 29-year-old's quest for her 100th career World Cup win.
Over a month after she crashed and suffered an oblique puncture wound in Killington, Vermont, Mikaela Shiffrin has announced that she’ll return to the racecourse on January 30, 2025 for the Courchevel,
After sustaining injuries from a ski crash, Mikaela Shiffrin has officially announced her return to competition.