Alpine skiing news – Mikaela Shiffrin may tweak schedule ahead of Olympics

Mikaela Shiffrin mentioned she might have to regulate her schedule to remain match for subsequent yr’s winter Olympics in Beijing after lacking the beginning of this season as a result of a again harm.

American Shiffrin is hoping so as to add to the 2 Olympic gold medals and a silver she received from Sochi and Pyeongchang in 2014 and 2018 however a niggling again downside means the 26-year-old’s focus can also be on prolonging her profession.

“We’re undoubtedly going to take that into consideration going into subsequent season, not just for the Olympics however only for my longevity in my profession,” Shiffrin instructed reporters from Lenzerheide, the place the World Cup Finals are going down this week.

“As a result of, for positive, the Olympics is a goal, however a much bigger goal can be to say, not solely I can compete on the Olympics, however I can simply compete commonly.”

Shiffrin, a triple World Cup total champion, missed the season-opening large slalom in October with a again downside and marked her return with a second-placed end in a slalom in Finland in November earlier than claiming 4 extra world championship medals in Cortina d’Ampezzo final month.

“What I discovered this season is it is taken a short while longer to get my again, or physique as an entire, in ski particular conditioning form to not really feel sore continually,” she mentioned.

“After I bought issues again below management with numerous remedy and rehab, it looks as if it has been fairly manageable this season and I am hoping that is going to proceed.

“I’ll do all the pieces I can to ensure I maintain it below management… Hopefully, I am going to have the ability to handle preparation all through the summer season and roll via the Olympics with out having to regulate the schedule.”