Image: GEPA pictures/Mario Buehner-Weinrauch (GEPA pictures)
The American, currently leader in the overall World Cup, fell in the panoramic curve and hit the safety net violently.
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Shiffrin, who started with number eight, was unable to leave the scene of the fall immediately and had to be given first aid. TV images showed the 28-year-old hobbling off the slopes on her sticks. Shiffrin was unable to put any weight on her left leg.
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