Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria – Mikaela Shiffrin says she is dealing with a post-traumatic stress disorder following a Crash in November And will not defend his gold medal in giant slalom at the world alpine ski championships. The American holder of a record 99 World Cup victory suffered a deep puncture injury when she fell into a giant slalom race on November 30 in Killington, Vermont, causing serious trauma to her oblique muscles.
“I am currently working on certain mental obstacles to return to GS starts with the intensity required for the race,” said Shiffrin on Instagram on Monday. “Honestly, I really didn’t expect to live as much of this type of mental control / SSPT in GS of my Killington injury.
“I tried to dive into the challenge, in the hope of getting there by Worlds,” added Shiffrin. “I thought that my passion and my desire to compete would prevail over mental barriers. Maybe this will be the case over time, but I’m not there yet. 2 months ago, there are At 2 years old.
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The giant women’s slalom is scheduled for Thursday.
Shiffrin returned to action last month when she ranked 10th in a slalom in Courchevel, in France, and still plans to run the slalom – her best event – in Worlds on Saturday. While abandoning the giant slalom, Shiffrin decided to participate in the combined event of the new team in Worlds on Tuesday and will join the gold medalist of the freshly crowned Breezy Johnson descent.
The combined event involves a runner in competition in a descent track and another in a slalom race, with their twice added to determine the final results.
The other American teams of the event are the Super-G bronze medalist Lauren Macuga and Paula Moltzan; Lindsey vonn and AJ injured; and Jacqueline Wiles and Katie Hensien.
Vonn had campaigned to run with Shiffrin in a “dream team” with the two most successful World Cup skiers of all time. But the American coach staff selected the pairs according to the results of the ranking of the descent on Saturday and the slalom.
“Breezy and I have run together since the age of 11. We were in Whistler Cup and Topolino,” said Shiffrin, referring to two prestigious junior events. “We were roommates, competitors, friends … It will be so cool to bring this complete loop.”
Johnson recently returned from a 14 -month ban for three violations “where is” in the anti -doping protocol.
“She knows the mental challenges of this sport better than anyone,” said Shiffrin. “She fought tooth and nails to get here, and now she is world champion … Her journey, her courage and her determination inspired me.”
