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On Monday, the two-time Olympic champion, 26, announced on Twitter that she had contracted the virus.
“I wanted to let you all know that I’m doing well, but unfortunately I had a positive COVID test. I’m following protocol and isolating, & I will miss Lienz. Best of luck to my teammates…I’ll be cheering for you. Thank you all for your support. I’ll see you in the new year,” wrote Shiffrin onTwitter.
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The Beijing races are scheduled to begin on Feb. 4.
The alpine ski racer will miss World Cup giant slalom and slalom races set to take place Tuesday and Wednesday in Lienz, Austria, according toUSA Today.
The news outlet added that the races are crucial to Shiffrin maintaining a high number of points in order to keep her 115 point lead in the standings against Italy’s Sofia Goggia.
She is one of the latest top skiers to contract COVID-19. Other high ranking skiers who contracted the virus recently include Lara Gut-Behrami, Katharina Liensberger and Alice Robinson.
Previously speaking toPEOPLE, Shiffrin stated she hoped to “take that momentum through Beijing.” She added it is “hard” to wrap her head around her wins, but she doesn’t let the number define her.
“It’s an amazing number, it’s a cool statistic, it definitely makes me smile, but at the end of the day, the thing that’s gotten me to this point is focusing on my skiing, improving and just skiing faster and always pushing that limit,” she said. “… So I’m more thinking about, like, my skiing and constantly trying to improve there, then counting the victories.”
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source: people.com
