Isabella Wright has injured herself. © Social Media

American woman fights for Olympics after fall

The Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo begin in less than a month. Time is running out for one American athlete, as she has injured herself in training.

09 January 2026

From: leo

This weekend, the women's Ski World Cup speed weekend takes place in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee. One athlete will be missing: Isabella Wright. As the 28-year-old announced on social media, she crashed during training and has to take a break from racing.

"I'm dealing with a few new injuries," the American writes. "We have a tight schedule ahead of us, but I'm doing well. I'm working hard to get back to doing what I love most as soon as possible. We have work to do and something worth fighting for," Wright concludes her message.

Isabella Wright is out. © APA / EXPA/JOHANN GRODER

The speed specialist didn't go into detail, so it's unclear what injuries she sustained in the training crash. Setbacks are nothing new for Wright. After a serious crash in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in January of last year, she was sidelined for two months before having to end her season prematurely due to a torn labrum in her right hip.

Wright has a good chance

Wright is currently the fourth-best American in the downhill standings and can therefore realistically hope to participate in Cortina d'Ampezzo. It would be Wright's second Winter Olympics, after finishing 21st in the Super-G and failing to finish the Alpine Combined in Beijing in 2022. This season, her best result so far is a 13th-place finish in the downhill in St. Moritz.