Shiffrin fights for comeback after a severe fall: return open!

Shiffrin fights for comeback after a severe fall: return open!

In a dramatic event at the Alpine World Ski World Cup in Killington, Vermont, the Austrian ski racer Katharina Liensberger had to give up after a violent fall in the giant slalom. According to information from vienna.at she has carried away a rib bruise and ended the race with a behind 1.09 seconds. Her compatriot Katharina Gallhuber was out of the race even faster; It was over for her after a few driving a second. The American competition was also badly harmed: Mikaela Shiffrin, who was on the way to her desired 100th World Cup victory, had to fit after a violent departure in the giant slalom. She contracted a deep abdominal wound, but worse injuries could be excluded.

Return of the stars remains uncertain

The time of Shiffrin's return remains unclear. If the Super-G in Beaver Creek is not possible in two weeks, she could try her comeback at the World Cup at the Semmering at the end of December, where she meets the return of her rival Petra Vlhova, who fights back after a cruciate ligament tear. Despite the injury -plagued race, there were also successes to report. Liensberger performed well in slalom, but “only” achieved fourth place, while the Swiss Wendy Holdener took third place. Hbernadette Schild, on the other hand, experienced a disaster: she was already eliminating in the first run, which, despite the good conditions, came as a surprise, as she noticed: "Something must have gone wrong while pushing."

like Vol.at , the slope was well prepared despite warm weather, but the conditions caused a high failure rate in the race. Liensberger was able to deliver her best World Cup Result, while her teammates Katharina Truppe and Katharina Huber also performed well, but did not get into the top 3.