(FILES) Mikaela Shiffrin of team USA is taken away by ski patrol medics in a sled after crashing in the 2024/2025 Women's World Cup Giant Slalom in Killington, Vermont, on November 30, 2024. The fall and then the fear that sometimes never leaves you: in high-risk sports such as skiing or cycling, accidents leave deep scars not only on the body but also on the soul. And some athletes never recover. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)