Mikaela Shiffrin faced significant challenges at the World Championships after a severe injury earlier in the season but still managed to win gold in the new team combined event. Despite holding the prospect of breaking records and extending her medal tally, she finished fifth in the slalom, her second since returning from surgery. Shiffrin acknowledged the pressure and her ongoing struggle with fears linked to her earlier crash while emphasizing that this experience has been one of the most significant learning moments in her career.
"It's a strange place to be returning from surgery eight weeks ago... laying in bed with a drainage tube six weeks ago, to return mid-season in the middle of world championships."
"The combined gold was Shiffrin's 15th career medal at worlds, matching the record set by German skier Christl Cranz in the 1930s."
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