World Cup champion crashed during giant slalom29-year-old also suffered ‘severe muscle trauma’
Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound to her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during her crash in a race on Saturday but she escaped serious bone, ligament or organ damage.
The five-time overall World Cup champion is sidelined for the Killington Cup slalom race on Sunday. There is no timetable for her return to competition, the US Ski Team said in a statement.
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