Only a few gates from the finish line — and the possibility of an unprecedented 100th career FIS World Cup win — U.S. skier Mikeala Shiffrin caught an edge during the second run of the giant slalom competition and suffered a painful crash into the side fencing over the weekend at Vermont’s Killington Cup.

Mikaela Shiffrin was injured in a crash at the Stifel Killington Cup World Cup skiing event in Vermont on Nov. 30. She talked about her injuries and when she might return with NBC Sports.

Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound on the right side of her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during a scary crash in a giant slalom race.