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.

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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.

Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound on her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during her scary crash Saturday in Vermont.

The podium celebration at Saturday’s World Cup giant slalom race in Killington was one of the more subdued in recent memory. Sweden’s winner, Sara Hector, as well as runner-up Zrinka Ljutic of Croatia and

Shiffrin wiped out on her final run of the day during the giant slalom event

The Vermont-schooled Olympian aimed to make Alpine skiing history at the international racing circuit’s Thanksgiving weekend stop in the Green Mountain State. The “boilerplate ice” course had other plans.

Mikaela Shiffrin led after the first run of a giant slalom in Killington, Vermont, but crashed during the second run.

Mikaela Shiffrin's dreams of reaching 100 World Cup wins look to be on hold for now as the skier crashed out in dramatic fashion at the Killington cup over the weekend. The 29-year-old was on her second run at the Stifel Killington Cup in Vermont after taking the lead in her first attempt.