Mikaela Shiffrin has announced her return to ice skiing after recovering from her injury. While her contributions to the sport are well-documented, fans are curious to know about the man who stands by her in her journey.

On Nov. 30, Shiffrin crashed in a giant slalom run in Killington, Vermont, while bidding to become the first Alpine skier to reach 100 World Cup victories. She tumbled over and sustained a puncture wound seven centimeters deep into the right side of her abdomen, tearing into her external and internal oblique muscles.

Shiffrin made some post-injury turns earlier this month, calling the three mellow laps she made “a successful on-snow test," and, according to the Associated Press, has undergone slalom training amidst her recovery.

Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin says she will return to World Cup alpine skiing on January 30, exactly two months after she was injured in a hard fall.

Only two months after suffering a major injury in an accident at Killington, Vermont, American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin is set to return to World Cup competition next week at Courchevel, France. Shiffrin,

Team USA's Olympics star Mikaela Shiffrin, who was injured in a November giant slalom race, will return to Alpine Ski World Cup competition, she announced Thursday.

Mikaela Shiffrin is ready to get back on the slopes. The 29-year-old, two-time Olympic gold medalist exclusively announced on the Jan. 23 episode of TODAY that she is returning to competition after injuring herself last year during a race.

Mikaela Shiffrin has recovered from her ski crash two months ago and tells The Associated Press she plans to return to World Cup racing next Thursday at a slalom event in Courchevel, France.

Mikaela Shiffrin is set to return to the Alpine Ski World Cup on Thursday, Jan. 30, in Courchevel, France, for what will be her first professional race since sustaining a puncture wound to her abdomen in a fall back in November.

Federica Brignone edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by the smallest possible margin for an Italian 1-2 finish in a women's World Cup downhill on Saturday, while Lindsey Vonn missed a gate near the bottom of the course and failed to finish.

Federica Brignone edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by the smallest possible margin for an Italian 1-2 finish in a women's World Cup downhill on Saturday, while Lindsey