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 was on the verge of her 100th career victory when she crashed in Killington, Vermont, causing a puncture wound and abdominal tearing

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.

"I’m strong enough to get back in the start gate," the athlete said 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.

U.S. superstar skier Mikaela Shiffrin announced her return to racing several weeks after her Killington crash.

Mikaela Shiffrin is nearing her return to competition. On Nov. 30, the two-time Olympic gold medalist suffered a severe puncture wound to her right abdomen when crashing during a giant slalom. The injury has halted the 29-year-old's quest for her 100th career World Cup win.

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.

Six weeks ago, Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t have the core strength ... who plans to make her World Cup return at a slalom race in Courchevel, France, next Thursday. Her journey to the start gate ...

For Mikaela Shiffrin, Courchevel is for comebacks. The French slope was the site of her first victory after her dad’s death. “It helped me realize that even though my life might never be the

Three-time Olympic medalist Mikaela Shiffrin will return to alpine skiing competition next week, the American star announced Thursday on the “Today” show. She’ll compete in the World Cup event in Courchevel, France, where a slalom race is scheduled for Jan. 30, two months to the day after she was injured in a bad fall.