Mikaela Shiffrin healed from puncture wound suffered in ski crash, will race next week in France

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.

American skiing star suffered deep puncture wound in hip area in late November

American female skier is taken off the course by ski patrol after a crash during the second run of the Women's Giant Slalom during the STIFEL Killington FIS World Cup race at Killington Resort on November 30, 2024 in Killington, Vermont.
Mikaela Shiffrin, right, is taken off the course by ski patrol after a crash during the second run of the women's giant slalom race on Nov. 30, 2024, in Killington, Vt. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

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.

Shiffrin has been out since the serious spill in a giant slalom race on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont, where something punctured her in the side and caused severe trauma to her oblique muscles.

The 29-year-old Shiffrin remains focused only on progression, not picking up her pursuit of World Cup win No. 100. Her plan includes racing the slalom and giant slalom at the world championships next month in Austria.

WATCH | Shiffrin crashes during World Cup giant slalom, taken off course by sled:

Mikaela Shiffrin crashes during World Cup giant slalom, taken off course by sled

2 months ago
Duration 2:54
The American alpine skiing star was within sight of the finish line when she crashed during her second run of the Killington World Cup giant slalom race

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