"It was fun"

Shiffrin back on skis after injury

Mikaela Shiffrin is working on her comeback.(Bild: GEPA)

Mikaela Shiffrin has taken the next step on the road to her comeback. The exceptional US skier posted a video on Wednesday (local time) showing her on her first day of skiing since the injury on a rather flat public slope. "The test on snow was successful. We did three runs - nothing crazy but it was a lot of fun," said Shiffrin.

What this means for her return to the World Cup is not yet certain. The World Championships, the season highlight of the winter in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, start at the beginning of February. The technical races will take place on February 13 (giant slalom) and February 15 (slalom). Shiffrin has already won 14 World Championship medals, including seven golds.

Shiffrin crashed at the end of November in Killington (USA) on the way to her 100th World Cup victory and suffered a severe stab wound in her stomach. As the recovery did not initially go as hoped, the 29-year-old had to undergo surgery in mid-December. Fluid was removed and a torn muscle near the pelvis was treated, Shiffrin reported. She had seemed less confident of being able to return to the World Cup this season. Shiffrin currently has 99 World Cup victories.