Are: Kildow hurt in training, will miss slalom

American Lindsey Kildow, winner of two silver medals at the 2007 Alpine Ski World Championships, will miss the final two events of the championships due to a right knee injury sustained Thursday in training. According to U.S. Ski Team spokesman Marc Habermann, Kildow sustained knee bruises and slightly stretched a ligament.
    Kildow took silver in the downhill and super G and was a threat in the slalom. She will miss Friday’s slalom and Sunday’s team event that concludes the championships.
    Kildow is expected to speak to the press regarding the injury today between 1 and 2 p.m. local time.   

ARE, Sweden — American Lindsey Kildow, winner of two silver medals at the 2007 Alpine Ski World Championships, will miss the final two events of the championships due to a right knee injury sustained Thursday in training. According to U.S. Ski Team spokesman Marc Habermann, Kildow sustained knee bruises and slightly stretched a ligament.
    Kildow took silver in the downhill and super G and was a threat in the slalom. She will miss Friday’s slalom and Sunday’s team event that concludes the championships.
    Kildow is expected to speak to the press regarding the injury today between 1 and 2 p.m. local time.   
    "She had an MRI [Thursday night] and they are re-evaluating her this morning," Habermann said, adding that there was a possibility that Kildow could miss some World Cup races afer the World Championships. The women's World Cup tour is scheduled to resume Feb. 24-25 in Sierra Nevada, Spain.   
    American Julia Mancuso said earlier this week that she would go home early to rest and would skip the team event. Friday, Resi Stiegler and Kaylin Richardson are expected to race the slalom.
    The U.S. women took several training runs Thursday afternoon and a couple of more runs at night to get reacquainted with racing under the bright lights lining the course. The women’s slalom/GS hill is different from the men’s, which is the lower portion of the Olympia speed run.

Team roster still not set
    The last race of the championships will be the team event Sunday, mixing three men and three women in a super G and slalom. Two men and two women will run the super G and then two and two will race slalom; the total time for the four runs from each nation determines the final standings. When the event first was run in 2005, Germany, which hadn’t won an individual medal, was the top nation with Austria second and France third, one point ahead of the U.S. Ski Team.
    The U.S. squad for the team competition is expected to be announced Saturday following the men’s slalom. Stiegler and Richardson reportedly will comprise the women's portion of the squad. Both are excellent slalom skiers, and Richardson has flashed good skill in speed, finishing 12th in the super combined here last week.    
    Friday's slalom — the second night event at the championships for the women (after the GS Tuesday night) — offers another excellent opportunity to follow the racing live. NBCSports.com and MediaZone.com will be providing coverage at 11 a.m. ET as the first run gets under way and 2 p.m. ET for the second run. Live interval timing is available at https://livetiming.usskiteam.com.