Mikaela Shiffrin describes 'stab wound' injury after dramatic World Cup race crash
Two-time Olympic gold medal skier Mikaela Shiffrin recounted her dramatic World Cup crash, describing one of her injuries Sunday as a "stab wound."
Two-time Olympic gold medal skier Mikaela Shiffrin recounted her dramatic World Cup crash, describing one of her injuries Sunday as a "stab wound."
The U.S. Ski Team said in a statement Sunday that Shiffrin, a seven-time world champion, had been released from a hospital and was recovering after she sustained a puncture wound to her right abdomen.
The crash at the Stifel Killington Cup in Vermont on Saturday resulted in "severe muscle trauma," according to the organization, which runs the U.S. Olympic ski team.
Shiffrin, 29, was zeroing in on her 100th World Cup win when a ski caught an edge during a giant slalom run and she tumbled into two gates before she hit a fence.
Mikaela Shiffrin taken off the course by ski patrol after a crash during the second run of the Women's Giant Slalom on Saturday.Sarah Stier / Getty ImagesAppearing Sunday on NBC Sports and NBC Olympics, Shiffrin went over the impacts of the crash, which sidelined her at the Killington event, as she watched a replay shared on the broadcast.
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