Shiffrin was still mending from a bone bruise she had suffered at the beginning of the season, and she had been sidelined since spraining her MCL and tibiofibular ligament in January.
In her first competition off a six-week injury hiatus, Mikaela Shiffrin only had one goal in mind: “good skiing.”
But even by the American star’s standards, what she received was “an insane way to return.”
Shiffrin made a spectacular return to the World Cup on Sunday, winning the penultimate slalom event of the season with a 96th career victory and securing her eighth season title, which tied the record.
The two-time Olympic champion, competing for the first time since injuring her left knee in a downhill incident in Italy, set fastest speeds in both runs, defeating third-place finisher Michelle Gisin of Switzerland by 1.34 seconds and Croatian prodigy Zrinka Ljutic by a staggering 1.24 seconds.
In her first competition off a six-week injury hiatus, Mikaela Shiffrin only had one goal in mind: “good skiing.”
But even by the American star’s standards, what she received was “an insane way to return.”
Shiffrin made a spectacular return to the World Cup on Sunday, winning the penultimate slalom event of the season with a 96th career victory and securing her eighth season title, which tied the record.
The two-time Olympic champion, competing for the first time since injuring her left knee in a downhill incident in Italy, set fastest speeds in both runs, defeating third-place finisher Michelle Gisin of Switzerland by 1.34 seconds and Croatian prodigy Zrinka Ljutic by a staggering 1.24 seconds.
She remarked, “This is an absurd way to get back.” “It was great to race today again, even though I was nervous and experiencing all the feelings I had hoped to.” Extremely proud of my team, and I’m also proud of myself for returning and demonstrating my skiing. I skied some of my best on the second run. Being able to do that once more this season simply makes me so thrilled.”
Shiffrin was still mending from a bone bruise she had suffered at the beginning of the season, and she had been sidelined since spraining her MCL and tibiofibular ligament in January.