The U.S. Ski Team on Thursday issued the following press release on Mikaela Shiffrin of Edwards finishing 10th in a World Cup slalom in her comeback from injury after two months off the circuit. Shiffrin is seeking her record-extending 100th World Cup victory: After 60 long days away from snow following a severe abdominal injury

Mikaela Shiffrin finished 10th in a World Cup slalom race on her injury comeback on Thursday, with Croatian racer Zrinka Ljutic winning in style under floodlights at Courchevel. The 21-year-old Ljutic has won three of the past four slaloms.

American ski queen Mikaela Shiffrin returned from an injury lay-off with her worst slalom result in more than decade, placing 10th on Thursday in Courchevel where Croatia's Zrinka Ljutic claimed an emphatic statement victory.