FILE PHOTO: Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Slalom - Saalbach, Austria - March 16, 2024 Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. poses with the crystal globe and celebrates on the podium after winning the slalom world cup REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
(Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin will not compete in the downhill when the Alpine Ski World Cup season begins 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 World Cup downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
