Shiffrin injured herself in a crash on the Killington, Vermont, giant slalom course in November, suffering a puncture wound that narrowly missed her colon and damaged her oblique muscles. To prevent infection,

Mikaela Shiffrin made her return to competitive skiing after sustaining a serious injury two months ago, finishing 10th in the World Cup slalom event in Courchevel.

Normally, Mikaela Shiffrin probably wouldn’t be too thrilled to find herself at the back of the top 10. But at Thursday’s night slalom in Courchevel, France, the winningest skier in World Cup history was