Mikaela Shiffrin: Will the comeback come in the winter after the serious injury?

Mikaela Shiffrin: Will the comeback come in the winter after the serious injury?

American ski idol Mikaela Shiffrin faces an uncertain winter after suffering a serious abdominal injury in a fall in the giant slalom in Killington in late November. The 29-year-old was on course for her record 100th World Cup victory and was leading at half-time when an unfortunate fall took a dramatic turn in her career. In the incident, Shiffrin not only suffered a painful stab wound, but also a torn muscle in her obliques, a little-known injury in skiing, she explained in an interview skiracing.com.

Although Shiffrin does not feel much pain and is able to walk slowly and climb stairs, her return to the racing circuit remains uncertain. After the “small unexpected operation” to treat a fluid buildup, she explains that a lot depends on developments in the next few weeks. “I think if everything had gone perfectly and the drainage had just been removed, we would have been pretty confident that the season was possible,” she said optimistically. However, her recovery is not going as planned and she stresses that it is still too early to talk about her return this season, according to reports SRF.

Challenge on the way back

Shiffrin, whose career has been marked by numerous successes, now faces the challenge of restoring her physical condition. She admits that the fine boundaries between falling and best time can be crucial. Her goal was to return as quickly as possible to put the injury behind her and achieve the big goal of 100 World Cup victories. Unfortunately, the injury and unplanned operation could put that dream a long way off, while the ski world is anxiously wondering whether the dominator of alpine skiing will be able to return to the hustle and bustle of skiing this season.