The good news for Mikaela Shiffrin is that she no longer feels pain in her abdomen 2½ months after a deep puncture wound nearly pierced her colon. The challenge now is getting back to top form as the American chases a record-breaking 16th medal at the world championships in the slalom on Saturday.

It was only Shiffrin's second full slalom race since she suffered severe trauma and a deep puncture wound in Killington, Vt., 10 weeks ago.

Mikaela Shiffrin placed 25th in her first World Cup giant slalom race since her Nov. 30 crash at the Killington World Cup. Paula Moltzan, who was in third after the first run, led the

American champion Mikaela Shiffrin won't defend her giant slalom title at the world championships as she grapples with the mental impact of a major injury.

Federica Brignone won the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the world championships, while Mikaela Shiffrin finished 25th in the American's first race in the discipline in nearly 12 weeks.

The legendary American says she's suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after a fall in a giant slalom race on Nov. 30. In the race, Italian Federica Brignone won gold, while USA's Paula Moltzan took bronze for her first individual world championship medal.

SESTRIERE, Italy — Italian skier Federica Brignone won the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the world championships on Friday, while Mikaela Shiffrin finished 25th in the American’s first race in the discipline in nearly 12 weeks.