Mikaela Shiffrin has recovered from her ski crash two months ago and tells The Associated Press she plans to return to World Cup racing next Thursday at a slalom event in Courchevel, France.

Only two months after suffering a major injury in an accident at Killington, Vermont, American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin is set to return to World Cup competition next week at Courchevel, France. Shiffrin,

Three-time Olympic medalist Mikaela Shiffrin will return to alpine skiing competition next week, the American star announced Thursday on the “Today” show. She’ll compete in the World Cup event in Courchevel, France, where a slalom race is scheduled for Jan. 30, two months to the day after she was injured in a bad fall.

Mikaela Shiffrin was on the verge of her 100th career victory when she crashed in Killington, Vermont, causing a puncture wound and abdominal tearing

U.S. superstar skier Mikaela Shiffrin announced her return to racing several weeks after her Killington crash.

"I’m strong enough to get back in the start gate," the athlete said Mikaela Shiffrin is set to return to the Alpine Ski World Cup on Thursday, Jan. 30, in Courchevel, France, for what will be her first professional race since sustaining a puncture wound to her abdomen in a fall back in November.

Shiffrin made some post-injury turns earlier this month, calling the three mellow laps she made “a successful on-snow test," and, according to the Associated Press, has undergone slalom training amidst her recovery.

Mikaela Shiffrin Healed From Puncture Wound Suffered in Ski Crash, Will Race Next Week in France Six weeks ago, Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t have the core strength to even rise out of a chair.

Lindsey Vonn wants to ski together with Mikaela Shiffrin in what would be a Dream Team for the new team combined event at next month's alpine skiing world championships in Austria. The pairing would bring together the two most successful women in World Cup history.

Six weeks ago, Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t have the core strength ... who plans to make her World Cup return at a slalom race in Courchevel, France, next Thursday. Her journey to the start gate ...

World Cup overall title holder Lara Gut-Behrami claimed her first win of the season with a triumph on Sunday in the super-G in Germany's Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Skiing brilliantly from top to bottom,

Gut-Behrami has now won at least one World Cup race in 11 of the past 12 seasons, with 2018-19 the only exception. She closed the gap to leader Brignone in the overall season standings to 70 points.