Ted Ligety suffered an injury to his left wrist while training today at Vail’s Golden Peak. According to U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Kyle Wilkens, Ligety suffered a left wrist carpal dislocation. He underwent surgery with U.S. Ski Team physician Dr. Randy Viola at the Vail Valley Medical Center Saturday afternoon. Doctors anticipate he should be back skiing shortly. He will be fitted with a special splint to wear while skiing. There was no determination yet as to whether it will impact his participation in the Audi FIS Ski World Cups in Lake Louise or Beaver Creek. He has been scheduled to ski in the super G at Lake Louise Nov 30 before the tour heads to the Audi Birds of Prey Race Week in Beaver Creek.

"Tried to split my hand in half today. 4 screws later and I will be skiing in a couple days. Can't imagine what mush my hand would be w/o my @slytechprotect mittens. They saved me from something much worse. Luckily I was in vail and legend Dr. Viola could screw it together couple hours later. Thanks Randy!" Ligety wrote on his social media and accompanied it with the below photo.