Austrian woman died in an accident in Cortina: her knee! Ski athlete must end season early

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Numerous ski stars (read more here) have had to end their season early this year – from Wendy Holdener (30) to Petra Vlhova (28) for women and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (31) for men. And the list continues to grow. Austrian speed athlete Michelle Niederwieser (24) also got it. She cannot participate in the following races in Kvitfjell (March 2 to 3), Are (March 9 to 10) and the season finale in Saalbach (March 16 to 24, 2024).

“Unfortunately, my first World Cup season has already come to an end. “I need to take a step back before I’m ready to attack again,” she wrote on Instagram on Saturday.

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Cortina – the place of accident

The speed athlete finished in the points four times this season, made her dream of the World Cup come true and slowly worked her way up. Now the setback. Since her fall during the descent in Cortina d’Ampezzo (It), she has had knee pain that prevented her from continuing her season. “The knee needs minor surgery. “We won’t see each other again until next season,” she continues.

Niederwieser was one of many athletes who fell in Cortina. With a little distance you can say that it is the ski area of ​​terror. In addition to the Austrian, Michelle Gisin, Joana Hählen and Corinne Suter were also injured. Among the injury victims was Mikaela Shiffrin, who will not return to the circuit until early March at the earliest.

Source : Blick