Close to achieving the 100th World Cup victory of her career, American skier Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a heavy fall on Saturday evening during the giant event in Killington (United States).
A huge scare. In the race to win the 100e victory of her career in the World Cup, Mikaela Shiffrin (29 years old) was the victim of a heavy fall, Saturday November 30, during the 2e handle of the Killington giant (United States). In front of more than 20,000 spectators who came to encourage her, the American skier, who had dominated the first round, made several errors before making a mistake, head first, and being thrown into the safety nets.
After remaining lying on the snow for several seconds, she was able to be evacuated by emergency services and taken to hospital for examinations. And the double Olympic champion wanted to be reassuring about her state of health. “There is nothing really to worry about at the moment,” she said on her social networks. “I just can’t move,” added, in a video posted from his hospital bed, the American star who “suffers from several abrasions.”
Without much surprise, the seven-time world champion has withdrawn and will not be at the start, this Sunday, December 1, of the slalom, of which she was the big favorite. Its 100e victory is therefore only postponed. But it won't be next week either due to the cancellation of the giant slaloms in Mont-Tremblant (Canada) due to lack of snow. Enough to give Mikaela Shiffrin time to recover from her fall.
