American Mikaela Shiffrin will not compete in the downhill when the Alpine Ski World Cup season starts later this month, her representative confirmed to Reuters on Friday.
Shiffrin, owner of a record 97 World Cup wins, missed several weeks after injuring her knee in a high-speed crash in January while competing in the Downhill World Cup in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
“The amount of time downhill training takes is just too much to do justice to the discipline,” Harrod said.
Shiffrin etched her name in the history books when she recorded a record 87th career World Cup victory in March 2023, retiring Swedish Great Ingemar Stenmark’s Mark that had stood since 1989.
She told The Associated Press that she briefly considered retiring after the January crash and would consider bringing the downhill discipline back into her schedule in the future.
Shiffrin extended her recording career to 97 World Cup wins with a pair of victories to end last season in March.
The Alpine Ski World Cup season starts on October 26 in Sölden, Austria.