Alpine skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States will skip the giant slalom and slalom races in Soldeu, Andora at the weekend as she needs more time to recover from a knee injury caused by a crash. "Although I’m feeling better each day and progressing well, I will not be skiing in Andorra this weekend. My knee cannot handle the load of racing just yet. I just need a bit more time to heal and re-condition," Shiffrin wrote on Instagram late on Wednesday. She said stressed again that t
especially in the races that were supposed to be her races, the slalom races, not qualifying, three times in two weeks. surely disappointing, but she said that last race, the team race was the best she s ever felt, she was smiling and in interviews, she said she still understands she s a strong skier, maybe one of the best in the world and we know she ll be back. meanwhile, jessie diggins added one last moment of joy for team usa, crossing the finish line and then collapsing. we heard earlier that she actually had food poisoning while doing a 30 kilometer race, imagine that. and pulled it out at the last second, exuberant from diggins. meanwhile, you know, looking at the overall medal count, 25 medals, fifth place overall, two better than pyeongchang in 2018, nowhere near norway, 37 medals for that country, 16 gold, shattering the record that they set about having the most medals at a winter olympics. now, everybody obviously looking toward paris, summer games in