Shiffrin says she’s dealing with PTSD after crash and won’t defend giant slalom title at ski worlds

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Mikaela Shiffrin withdraws from skiing world championships event, citing ‘mental obstacles’ following violent crash

Mikaela Shiffrin is still feeling the effects of a violent crash she experienced in Killington, Vermont, on November 30. But it’s the mental recovery that’s taking more time than the physical recuperation for the most decorated alpine skier in history.

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Shiffrin to skip giant slalom, but will team up with Johnson

SAALBACH, Austria — Mikaela Shiffrin said on Monday she will not defend her giant slalom title at the World Ski Championships because of crash-induced post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the US star will race with newly-crowned downhill champion Breezy Johnson in the women's team combined on Tuesday.Shiffrin is making her comeback from an injury in Killington in

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No Giant Slalom at the World Ski Championships in Saalbach for champion Mikaela Shiffrin. The American champion announced it in a long post on her social accounts: “I have poured all my energy into getting my giant slalom back in shape to prepare for the world championship race in Saalbach on Thursday. But in the end I won't be there.” “Right now, I feel quite far away. As of today, I am facing some mental obstacles to return to the start of a G…

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Reigning world champion Mikaela Shiffrin will not defend the gold in the giant slalom -- where Sara Hector is one of the gold favorites. The crash in November has given her a kind of post-traumatic stress, says the American star. “I'm mentally blocked.

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Mikaela Shiffrin, U.S. skiing champ, says post-injury PTSD will force her to skip defending giant slalom title

American champion Mikaela Shiffrin won't defend her giant slalom title at the world championships as she grapples with the mental impact of a major injury.

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Mikaela Shiffrin refrains from taking part in the Giant Slalom at the Ski World Championships. The US star claimed to be struggling with mental problems after an injury. Instead, she wants to start in another discipline.