Levi. Austria. Copper Mountain. Mikaela Shiffrin has opened the season with a commanding run of World Cup victories- 104, to be precise – putting herself right back at the top of Olympic predictions for Milano Cortina. That momentum didn’t come easily. Last November, a crash at Killington left her with a punctured abdomen and severe muscle trauma. Now, exactly a year later, she’s responding with results, turning that setback into statement finishes as fans rally behind her resurgence.

She might have achieved a lot in a short time, but the scars of that battle haven’t fully faded. On her social media, the two-time Olympic champion shared clips of herself riding an exercise bike while a machine monitored her abdomen. The visuals appear to be from her recovery phase, when she was still deali

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