Alpine Skiing: Mikael Shiffr is afraid of counting

Alpine skiing double Olympic champion Mikael Shiffrin Does not defend its Grand Slalom World Championship in the Saalbach World Cup. Among other things ESPN.

American star Shiffr was severely injured on November 30 in Killington. He crashed in the super -slalom race and got his stomach stomach.

Physically shiffrin is in the condition, mentally not. He describes that he is suffering from the symptoms of post -traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

“I’m mentally locked and I can’t put more pressure on turns to calculate harder. Such a spiritual and psychological battle like PTSD was something I didn’t expect, ”Shiffrin said in his Instagram update.

“I thought my passion and desire for competition would win spiritual obstacles. Maybe this happens with time, but I’m not there yet. It has been overwhelming to realize how much I was afraid to do something I loved two months ago. ”

Shiffrin crashed last season in Cortina d’Amppezzo, Italy, in a downhill fall and was sidelined for six weeks. According to ESPN Megan Harrod has said that the calculator spoke of his fears with a psychologist.

The Women’s Grand Slalom will be on the World Cup program on Thursday.

“Two years ago I was in the best of my career. My heart breaks when I can’t count now. ”

In addition to two Olympic golds, Shiffrin has won the seven -time world champion and the five -time winner of the World Cup overall. He has won a record 99 World Cup.

Correction on February 11 at 1:55 pm: corrected in the title Mikaela Shiffrin’s name correctly.