By U.S. Ski Team

Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht of Lake Placid will miss the remainder of the 2011 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup tour with a season-ending shoulder injury, announced U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Kyle Wilkens Friday. Weibrecht suffered a dislocated left shoulder while training slalom in Hinterreit, Austria, prior to the annual post Christmas downhill in Bormio, Italy. The injury will require surgery to repair.

The unplanned time off snow will allow Weibrecht to recover while attending Dartmouth where he’s in his third year of an Earth Science degree.

Fellow teammate Marco Sullivan of Squaw Valley, who suffered a downhill training crash in Bormio, remains sidelined as well. Sullivan is currently home in Squaw Valley undergoing tests.

“Both Andrew and Marco are members of our family,” added Rearick. “But these guys know how to be smart and put in the hard work it takes to come back strong.”