Mikaela Shiffrin taken away by ambulance after crash in Cortina during a World Cup downhill
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin crashed into the safety nets after losing control while landing a jump during a World Cup downhill Friday on the course for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics and was being checked for a possible left leg injury.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin crashed into the safety nets after losing control while landing a jump during a World Cup downhill Friday on the course for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics and was being checked for a possible left leg injury.
The American skier with a record 95 World Cup wins was helped off the course with her left boot raised off the snow.
“Mikaela Shiffrin was taken by ambulance to the clinic in Cortina and is being evaluated for a left leg injury. Initial analysis shows the ACL and PCL seem intact. Further details to come,” Shiffrin’s team said in a statement.
Shiffrin added on social media: “Thank you all for your support.”
A helicopter was seen going up the mountain after Shiffrin’s crash but it wasn’t clear if Shiffrin was airlifted away.
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