Shiffrin Steadily Overcoming Ptsd In Giant Slalom After Crash, Focus On Slalom At World Cup Finals

Mikaela Shiffrin's flashbacks to her November crash in a giant slalom race are happening less and less when she's training.

For her, as she deals with post-traumatic stress disorder in the discipline, that's major progress.

While other racers compete in the GS on Tuesday at World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Shiffrin plans to squeeze in some training in the slalom. It will be the American standout's only event of the weeklong finals after not qualifying in giant slalom.

The two-time Olympic champion revealed last month that she's suffering from PTSD after falling in the GS on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont. In the crash, something punctured Shiffrin's side and caused severe trauma to her oblique muscles.

Shiffrin skipped the giant slalom at world championships and has raced the discipline three times since, with her best showing 25th place.