Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova will continue to be sidelined from competition until at least mid-January. She still has discomfort in her right knee that was surgically repaired last winter and will undergo more medical tests next month.

Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova has had a setback in her planned return from knee surgery. Vlhova, who is Mikaela Shiffrin’s biggest rival, had her right ACL and meniscus operated on in January after crashing at her home race in Slovakia.