SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is experiencing fewer flashbacks of her crash during a giant slalom race last November as she continues her training.

For Shiffrin, who is navigating through post-traumatic stress disorder related to the event, this represents significant progress.

While other athletes compete in the giant slalom on Tuesday at the World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Shiffrin intends to focus on slalom training. This will be her only event during the weeklong finals, as she did not qualify for the giant slalom.

The two-time Olympic champion recently disclosed that she is dealing with PTSD following her fall in the giant slalom on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont. During the accident, something pierced Shiffrin’s side, causing significant trauma to her oblique muscles.

She opted out of the giant slalom at the world championships and has only raced in the discipline three times since, with her best performance being a 25th place finish.

Despite these challenges, she is once again achieving fast times in practice in the GS, a discipline that requires both speed and technical proficiency.

“Training is progressing well. It’s genuinely very positive. Every day shows improvement,” Shiffrin mentioned in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, before signing autographs for fans. “I’m aiming to regain the confidence I had in Killington before the crash. That’s a significant goal for me.”

On the day of the crash, Shiffrin was in the lead after her first GS run, pursuing her 100th World Cup victory. As she approached the finish line on her final run, she lost her edge and tumbled into a gate, flipping head over skis.

The most successful Alpine World Cup ski racer of all time then collided with another gate before stopping in the protective fencing. The cause of the puncture wound remains unclear to her.

To aid her return to the giant slalom start gate, she has been consulting with a psychologist. Leading up to the world championships and the GS, she exhibited many PTSD symptoms, but by the time she competed in Are, Sweden, the symptoms had diminished.

“My processing speed and the connection between mind and body have improved significantly,” Shiffrin explained, who celebrated her 100th World Cup win last month in Italy. “However, sometimes I still experience sudden intrusive thoughts or images of the crash or the pain. It usually happens at the start gate. If I begin to feel tired during a session, my mind imagines all the possible things that could go wrong, which is quite intense.

“But these instances are much less frequent now. It really seems true that facing the discomfort head-on is beneficial.”

After her slalom training session on Tuesday, Shiffrin will be observing as New Zealand’s Alice Robinson attempts to fend off Italy’s Federica Brignone for the giant slalom crystal globe.

The 30-year-old Shiffrin is beginning to see her GS skills reemerge. She captured an Olympic gold medal in the discipline at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, and 22 of her 100 World Cup victories have been in giant slalom.

“Some of my turns are on par with the fastest in the world,” said Shiffrin, whose slalom race is scheduled for Thursday. “But to string together a full minute and 10-second GS run takes time and repetition. This summer, we’ll need to focus on long course sets, with a variety of course settings and conditions. I’m confident I can reach that competitive level again.

“I believe much of my skiing is already there.”