The American announced her return to the World Cup. She will be at the start of the Courchevel slalom next week, exactly two months after being injured in Killington. Above all, she will be able to participate in the World Championships in Saalbach.
Mikaela Shiffrin will mark her return to the Cirque blanc in Courchevel at the end of the month. The American, who was injured in Killington at the end of November, shared a video showing her training on her social networks on Thursday with a very short message: “Courchevel, 1/30”. At the same time, she confirmed her comeback on the show Today of NBC this Thursday. We will therefore see the champion in the starting gate during the night slalom next week in the French resort.
“We weren’t sure if I could come back this season, but I was able to do a few outings on the snow and I trained a little this last week,” the champion told the American channel NBC, confirming that She planned to return to Europe in a few days.
No more pain
The skier is not 100% recovered but she no longer experiences pain. “I think we’re going to be dealing with remnants of this injury until the end of the season but it doesn’t hurt,” she explained. “My muscles started working again and I was able to rebuild my strength. Physically, I feel really good. » Aleksander Aamodt Kilde’s partner will therefore compete in a race before the World Championships in Saalbach in February.
-The American injured her side after a heavy fall during the Killington giant on November 30 and only got back on the boards at the beginning of the month. He is missing a World Cup triumph to pass the historic mark of 100 victories, a record never before reached on the White Circus for both women and men.
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