Mikaela Shiffrin has abrasions after a fall during the giant slalom of the World Cup

Mikaela Shiffrin suffered an abrasion near her hip and said there was “not really much cause for concern” after she crashed during a giant slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Killington, Vermont, on Saturday.

In a video posted about three hours after the crashShiffrin showed the abrasion being treated. She said: “It looks like all the scans so far are clear.”

“I wish my teammates the best of luck tomorrow!!” Shiffrin posted this, referring to a World Cup slalom in Killington that was scheduled for Sunday. “I will cheer from the sidelines this time.”

Shiffrin, the leader on the first run in Saturday’s race, was about 12 seconds from the finish line of her second and final run when she slipped while sliding around a fence, sliding through a fence, doing a somersault, one ski loosened and spun before sliding into the race. safety net at the side border of the course.

About twenty minutes after the crash, Shiffrin was transported off the trail, lying on her back in a sled. She waved her left arm briefly in front of a cheering crowd.

Sara Hector from Sweden won the race.
Next weekend’s Women’s World Championship GS races, originally scheduled for Tremblant, Canada, were canceled earlier Saturday due to a lack of snow.

As of now, the next scheduled Women’s World Cup stop is in Beaver Creek, Colorado, for downhill and super-G on December 14-15. Shiffrin entered the season planning to race super-Gs and not downhills. There’s no word yet on the possibility of Shiffrin racing the Beaver Creek super-G after Saturday’s crash.