Mikaela Shiffrin is not going to pair with Lindsey Vonn in a dream team at the Alpine skiing world championships.

Here are eight athletes who, if they avoid mishaps along the way, could make a mark on the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Over the next two weeks, the World Alpine Skiing Championships will feature the two winningest women in World Cup history and a man who may be en route to joining the all-time greats, if he isn't already part of the club.

The Alpine skiing world championships start on Tuesday with Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin among the most awaited skiers competing.

Mikaela Shiffrin will skip the team combined event at the world championships to concentrate on the giant slalom and slalom races. Recovering from a previous injury, she returned to racing last week in France,

There will be no Dream Team of Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin at next week's team combined event at the alpine skiing skiing world championships because Shiffrin doesn't feel fit enough for it. Shiffrin,