Mikaela Shiffrin, an American superstar, was evacuated to the hospital on Friday following an accident during the women's downhill event in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
The 28-year-old lost control midway through the race and collided with nets around a curve in Italy. The United States sky and snowboard team announced that Shiffrin's evaluation will continue, although her anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments appear to be "intact."
Shiffrin has the all-time record most World Cup victories with 95 and has won the World Cup overall.Stephanie Venier of Austria won her second World Cup on the slopes on Friday, guaranteeing victory.
The team stated, "Mikaela Shiffrin was taken to the clinic in Cortina by ambulance, and an assessment of the left leg injury is currently underway." The ACL and PCL appear to be intact based on first research. More details will follow."
"She was trapped in the course for more than 20 minutes before being airlifted out by helicopter." This incident occurred after Shiffrin expanded her World Cup win record to 95 with a slalom victory in Jasna, Slovakia, marking her historic 150th podium.Petra Vlhova of Slovakia, the Olympic slalom champion and Shiffrin's closest opponent, raced for the first time since suffering a knee injury at the end of the season.
