Following a crash in November that resulted in a deep puncture wound and severe trauma to her oblique muscles, American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin has announced that she will not be defending her gold medal in giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.
Shiffrin revealed that she is currently dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the fall she suffered during a race in Killington, Vermont. The injury, which was described as being a millimeter away from catastrophic, has left her mentally blocked and struggling to reach her previous levels of performance.
