Mikaela Shiffrin pulls out of World Championships giant slalom due to ‘PTSD’ from nasty crash The American will miss the defence of her world title as she deals with the lingering impacts of a nasty incident in November.
Mikaela Shiffrin has withdrawn from the defence of her giant slalom world title with the American skier still dealing with the “mental obstacles” and “PTSD” caused by a nasty crash in November.
But while still intending to race the slalom on Saturday and the new team combined event at the Worlds on Tuesday, Shiffrin has been forced to pull out of the longer technical event.
Veteran Lindsey Vonn had campaigned to partner Shiffrin after making a remarkable return to high-level ski racing after coming out of retirement, but the US coaches have elected to instead pair the 40-year-old with AJ Hurt.
She made her return in Courchevel with a 10th-placed finish in the slalom on 30 January with hope of adding to her record tally of 16 gold medals at the World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.
