Mikaela Shiffrin Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Beijing Games Approach

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Skier Mikaela Shiffrin has examined constructive for COVID-19 because the Beijing Video games draw close to.

On Monday, the two-time Olympic champion, 26, introduced on Twitter that she had contracted the virus.

“I wished to allow you to all know that I am doing nicely, however sadly I had a constructive COVID check. I am following protocol and isolating, & I’ll miss Lienz. Better of luck to my teammates…I will be cheering for you. Thanks all in your assist. I am going to see you within the new 12 months,” wrote Shiffrin on Twitter.

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The Beijing races are scheduled to start on Feb. 4.

The alpine ski racer will miss World Cup large slalom and slalom races set to happen Tuesday and Wednesday in Lienz, Austria, in keeping with USA Today.

The information outlet added that the races are essential to Shiffrin sustaining a excessive variety of factors as a way to hold her 115 level lead within the standings towards Italy’s Sofia Goggia.

She is among the newest high skiers to contract COVID-19. Different excessive rating skiers who contracted the virus not too long ago embrace Lara Intestine-Behrami, Katharina Liensberger and Alice Robinson.

Previous to her COVID-19 prognosis, Shiffrin expressed pleasure about collaborating within the upcoming Winter Video games — particularly after marking her seventieth profession win on the World Cup ski opener that passed off in October.

Beforehand talking to PEOPLE, Shiffrin acknowledged she hoped to “take that momentum by Beijing.” She added it’s “onerous” to wrap her head round her wins, however she would not let the quantity outline her.

“It is a tremendous quantity, it is a cool statistic, it positively makes me smile, however on the finish of the day, the factor that is gotten me up to now is specializing in my snowboarding, enhancing and simply snowboarding sooner and at all times pushing that restrict,” she mentioned. “… So I am extra desirous about, like, my snowboarding and continuously attempting to enhance there, then counting the victories.”

To be taught extra about all of the Olympic hopefuls, go to TeamUSA.org.