Rising Kiwi ski star Alice Robinson has withdrawn from her World Cup event in France after testing positive for COVID-19.
Overnight Sunday (NZ time), the 20-year-old took to social media to confirm why she had been forced out of the Super G race, just a week after she'd shot to a fourth-place finish in the same discipline in St Moritz.
She'll also miss the back-to-back Giant Slalom events in Courchevel this week.
"So some of you may have seen that I didn't race the Super G in Val d'sere today," Robinson wrote in an Instagram post.
"Unfortunately I've tested positive to Covid-19 this past week while at my base in Italy and have been in isolation since.
"This means I will probably have to sit out the 2 GS races this coming week in Courchevel which I am extremely disappointed about.
"I'm doing fine and just aiming to recover as quickly as I can and try to get back on the slopes as soon as possible."
A giant slalom specialist, Robinson has been improving rapidly in the Super G skis with the hope to add the event to her slate for February's winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
Robinson hopes to return to competition after Christmas at the Lienz Giant Slalom in Austria.
