After shattering her right tibia into approximately 30 pieces, Alice McKennis is back on her skis and looking for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.
The World Cup alpine ski racer and 2010 Olympian suffered a season-ending injury in March. Mid-turn, her right ski tip caught a rut, twisting her leg, hyperextending her knee, and cracking her tibia most of the way down her leg. After reconstructing her tibia with 11 screws and a summer of extensive rehab, McKennis still hasn鈥檛 returned to gate training but has already made GS turns at close to full speed.
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It鈥檚 stil unknown if she鈥檒l enter the World Cup race on November 29 in Beaver Creek, Colorado, but she hopes to compete in the subsequent race at Lake Louise, Canada.
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