Mikaela Shiffrin on Wednesday said she was happy to be home and resting after suffering a puncture wound in her abdomen and severe muscle trauma during a giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont last weekend.

Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin was taken off the hill by a sled after a big crash during the Alpine Skiing FIS World Cup in Killington, Vermont

Shiffrin said Monday she was thankful to avoid worse after her fall Saturday during the giant slalom at a World Cup event in Vermont.

Mikaela Shiffrin will be sidelined for at least a few weeks after she suffered a puncture wound in her abdomen and severe muscle trauma during a giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont, the twice Olympic gold medallist said on Monday.

Mikaela Shiffrin, the most successful alpine skier of all time, said she is feeling better after crashing out of the women’s giant slalom during last weekend’s Stifel Killington Cup in Vermont.

Mikaela Shiffrin on Wednesday said she was happy to be home and resting after suffering a puncture wound in her abdomen and severe muscle trauma.