American skier Resi Stiegler is out for the Olympic season after breaking two bones in her left leg in a crash in giant slalom training, the US Ski Team said Friday.
Stiegler, a 2006 Olympian, had surgery to repair her broken tibia and femur.
“This was a serious injury for Resi, but her spirit is strong,” US Ski Team medical director Richard Quincy said in a statement. “One of the first things she asked was if she could be ready for on-snow camp in New Zealand next summer.”
It’s just the latest setback for the 24-year-old skier, who missed more than a year after injuring her left arm and right knee in a crash in Linz in December 2007.
Stiegler returned in February 2009, finished 19th in the slalom at the world championships and broke her foot shortly thereafter.
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