@Bruce_Butterfield I think a good point to take into consideration is that if she was 27, and had no job but to ski everyday and she was at her current level, then by all means go balls out. Plenty of time to recover from the unknowns. The tide changes as we age and availability becomes our greatest asset. So, now you have an athlete well beyond the optimum durability age of 27 so the question is how does she tweak her training to minimize her risk? If she is doing that already and she still blew an acl out while jumping, which although great still pales in comparison to her extreme slalom prowess, then a second look at the gameplan would definitely be warranted. If she is not doing those things to mitigate risk then maybe some changes should be made.
If she wasn’t on the precipice of being untouchable in slalom, this wouldn’t be a big deal. She is well on course to run 41 and get something at 43 which would be akin to jumping 200’ which she will never do. Something at 43 is right with the best 34mph men. I don’t have all the answers and I know to be great you have to redline it a lot, but there also comes a time for reflection. Maybe I’m selfish because I want to see the big slalom score, but it is her life and I’m sure she’s doing exactly what she wants to do. Again, I wish her a speedy recovery.