PARIS, Jan 8 - Freestyle skier Tess Ledeux will miss the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in a major blow to French medal hopes less than a month before the Games.

The 24-year-old, a three-times world champion and silver medallist at the Beijing 2022 Games, said on Thursday she would not return to competition this season as she recovers from a concussion suffered in a heavy crash during a World Cup event in March.