Schleper

Also on the U.S. roster are Sarah Schleper of Vail, Colo.,

Lindsey Vonn will race slalom Friday, U.S. ski team says 2010

Reuters OUT LIKE A LAMB: U.S. skier Sarah Schleper carried her 4-year-old son Lasse during a leisurely final run in her last slalom World Cup race in the Tyrolean ski resort of Lienz, Austria, Thursday.

Photos of the Day: Dec. 29 2011

Schleper was ninth in the morning and was fast in her second run, until needing an agile recovery just to finish.

Germany's Maria Riesch wins women's slalom, second gold 2010

She will be joined by U.S. racers Sarah Schleper, who finished 14th in the giant slalom, Megan McJames (32nd in the giant slalom) and Hailey Duke.

Mancuso closes out with heavy heart; Vonn one race to go 2010

U.S. veteran Sarah Schleper, 31, of Vail, Colo., banged her chin on a gate in the warm-up run and skied while bleeding into a bandage.

Lindsey Vonn out at Olympics, but focused on winning World Cup title 2010

Sarah Schleper was the top U.S. women's skier in the giant slalom (20th) and slalom (26th) season standings.

Lindsey Vonn wraps season with another weekly honor 2010

Here's the way another U.S. skier, Sarah Schleper of Vail, Colo., assessed the Vonn-Mancuso dynamic after finishing 14th in the giant slalom, Well, they're just both really passionate about ski racing and being on the top of the podium.

Julia Mancuso clarifies, says she is not feuding with Lindsey Vonn 2010

Sarah Schleper of Vail, Colo., was the highest U.S. finisher, in 16th, trailing Riesch by 2.99.

Germany's Maria Riesch wins women's slalom, second gold 2010

"I would have liked to see how my time had held up if I didn't make a mistake," Schleper said.

Lindsey Vonn out at Olympics, but focused on winning World Cup title 2010

"I was like, 'What's that smell?', because I felt the pain," Schleper said.

American skier Schleper: 'I smelled my flesh burning' 2010