American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin crashed after catching an edge in her second run of a World Cup giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont, on Saturday, doing a somersault before winding up in the protective fencing.
Shiffrin stayed down on the course for quite some time as the ski patrol attended to her. She was taken off the hill on a sled and waved to the cheering crowd. There was no immediate word on any injuries.
The 29-year-old Shiffrin was leading after the first run and charging after her 100th World Cup win. She was within sight of the finish line when she crashed.
Reigning Olympic GS champion Sara Hector of Sweden won in a combined time of 1 minute, 53.08 seconds.
“It’s so sad of course for Mikaela, a crash like that after she was skiing so well. It breaks my heart,” Hector said.
Croatia’s Zrinka Ljutic was 0.54 seconds behind Hector in second. Switzerland’s Camille Rast was third.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
