Mikaela Shiffrin recovering from "a little unexpected surgery" after Killington crash
The double Olympic champion revealed that she had undergone an operation around the wound she sustained at the end of November.
Alpine Skiing
Mikaela Shiffrin revealed on Saturday (14 December) that she underwent surgery in the wake of the crash she suffered at the Killington giant slalom.
The alpine skiing superstar posted a video from hospital after the operation on Thursday which she said was to wash out, stitch and drain "a little cavity deeper than the wound tract that was filled with old hematoma and wasn’t properly draining".
The 29-year-old sustained a deep wound to the right side of her abdomen and severe muscle trauma on the second run in Vermont two weeks ago. Her fiancé Aleksander Aamodt Kilde - who is missing the entire 2024/25 FIS World Cup season after shoulder surgery - was among those at her bedside after the surgery.
Shiffrin added that her "biggest bummer" was that she was not able to watch her teammates and rivals contest the first women's downhill on the Beaver Creek Birds of Prey course later on Saturday.
The Colorado native, already the most successful skier in World Cup history, is just one win away from the magic 100 mark, but there is no timeline yet for her return to competition.