Mikaela Shiffrin says she needs more time for training as she regains her form from a deep puncture wound and won't be entering the new team combined event at worlds, denying a potential superstar pairing with Lindsey Vonn.

Here are eight athletes who, if they avoid mishaps along the way, could make a mark on the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

The Alpine skiing world championships start on Tuesday with Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin among the most awaited skiers competing.

There will be no Dream Team of Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin at next week's team combined event at the alpine skiing skiing world championships because Shiffrin doesn't feel fit enough for it. Shiffrin,

Over the next two weeks, the World Alpine Skiing Championships will feature the two winningest women in World Cup history and a man who may be en route to joining the all-time greats, if he isn't already part of the club.

Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin have both been named in the United States ski team on Friday for the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach, Austria, next month.

Mikaela Shiffrin is not going to pair with Lindsey Vonn in a dream team at the Alpine skiing world championships. Shiffrin announced that she needs more time for training as she regains her form from a deep puncture wound and won't be entering the new team combined event at worlds.