Sasha Cohen, trying to qualify for her third Olympics this winter, will miss the upcoming Skate America event because of a calf injury and will try to be ready for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January.

Cohen, the 2006 Olympic silver medal winner, has tendinitis in her right calf. She also missed an event in October because of the injury.

"I have been battling this injury for a while," Cohen said in a release through U.S. Figure Skating. "After meeting with my orthopedic surgeon, it was determined that in order for me to fully recover, I should not compete this week."

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships are scheduled for January 14-20 in Spokane, Washington. Only two women will represent the U.S. at the upcoming Vancouver Olympics.

Cohen is trying to make a comeback to competitive skating after a three-year absence. She burst onto the scene at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake with a fourth-place finish at age 17.

The California native won the 2006 U.S. title after four previous runner-up finishes.

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