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Mikaela Shiffrin dealing with PTSD after crash, won't defend giant slalom title at worlds
Mikaela Shiffrin says she is dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder following a crash in November and will not defend her gold medal in giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships. The American holder of a record 99 World Cup wins suffered a ...
Mikaela Shiffrin has battled grief, PTSD and freak injury. Now come the Olympic Games
Shiffrin became a celebrity at 18 years old after becoming the youngest-ever skier to win Olympic slalom gold. Since then, she has faced grief, PTSD and freak injury — yet she is ready to bounce back.
Rivals, teammates and those close to ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin quantify her career in a word or two
Over her storied career, Mikaela Shiffrin has overcome obstacles and injuries, dealt with doubts and demons, including a case of post-crash PTSD, and landed in a good place as she heads into the Milan Cortina Winter Games.