Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin have both been named in the United States ski team on Friday for the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach, Austria, next month.
Shiffrin injured herself in a crash on the Killington, Vermont, giant slalom course in November, suffering a puncture wound that narrowly missed her colon and damaged her oblique muscles. To prevent infection,
Mikaela Shiffrin made her return to competitive skiing after sustaining a serious injury two months ago, finishing 10th in the World Cup slalom event in Courchevel.
Here is everything you need to know about Mikaela Shiffrin's pursuit of another World Cup win, including how to watch her run at Courchevel.
Returning before next month's world championships and chasing a record-extending 100th World Cup win, the American struggled with her timing on both runs.
Croatian Zrinka Ljutic earned her third World Cup slalom win this season, while Mikaela Shiffrin placed 10th in her first race in two months as she works her way back from tearing oblique muscles in a Nov. 30 giant slalom crash.
Shiffrin crashed on Nov. 30 in a giant slalom in Killington, Vermont, and was injured sliding down the mountain. A couple of weeks later, the two-time Olympic gold medalist had abdominal surgery to clean out a puncture wound.
Mikaela Shiffrin finished top 10 in her first World Cup race in almost nine weeks. She had a deep gash in her oblique muscles after a Nov. 30 crash
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 resumed her quest for her 100th World Cup victory in Courchevel, France, following a two-month recovery from a serious ski crash. Despite focusing on recovery, Shiffrin finished fifth in the slalom event.
On Nov. 30, Shiffrin crashed in a giant slalom run in Killington, Vermont, while bidding to become the first Alpine skier to reach 100 World Cup victories. She tumbled over and sustained a puncture wound seven centimeters deep into the right side of her abdomen, tearing into her external and internal oblique muscles.