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Macaela Shafran is still feeling the effects of her violent accident in Kington, Vermont, Vermont, November 30. But this is a mental recovery that takes more time than the physical recovery of the most decorated alpine skier in history.
In a Monday statement published on Instagram, Chefreen said she was experimenting with “PTSD”, which caused her to be the giant Salem this week at the FIS World Championship in the Austrian city of Salbach. Forced to withdraw from the race.
Shafrin is a defending world champion in the event.
“I have put all my energy into shaping my giant Temple Slim on Thursday to get ready to start the World Champs GS in Salbach on Thursday.”
“There is a short story of the long story … I’m not there now. Now, I feel far away. I’m currently working through some mental obstacles to return to GS Start with the intensity needed for racing.
A 29 -year -old Colorado resident suffered a puncture injury in severe trauma to his stomach and muscle when he crashed into a giant temple in the Steplie Klington Cup.
“In fact, I didn’t really expect to experience such a mental/PTSD struggle at GS with my injury in Klington,” said in his position.
“As usual, I also tried to sink into the challenge in hopes of reaching the world. Yes, but I’m not there right now.
“It is being said how much I am afraid that I presented an event that I loved only 2 months ago.
The winning Skier, who won the FIS World Cup history, returned to the racing at the Salem event in Korchiel on January 30, where he was ranked 10th. The 100th career World Cup wins in the Shafrin event.
Salima, the great return of her return from the World Championship, will allow her to play with team partner Breesi Johnson in a joint program of women’s team in Salbach. The Slim of the Shafarin event will squeeze half of the section while Johnson has been able to do so in the Daundhal section.
The Selleum event is considered more secure as it is running slowly than the giant slices when the skirs are speeding up to 50 miles per hour.
In a statement to the Associate Press, Shaffer said in a statement about his decision to exit Dev Salem, “I mentally blocked mentally in helping to reach the next level of speed and speed and to bend strength Yes. ”
The three -time Olympic medalist says he will continue to work on his way back on a winning form in Dev Salem in Pyong Cheng in 2018.
“One of my colleagues – who knows this experience well – said that the only thing you can do is to continue to try. So I will do it,” said Chefreen.
Shafreen and Johnson will go to the slopes on Tuesday morning in the team’s joint competition. Shaffer will also compete in the women’s Selim race on Saturday.
