Biathlon star Lisa Vittozzi takes the next step on the way to her long-awaited comeback.
As the Italian winter sports association FISI confirmed in an official message, biathlete Lisa Vittozzi will travel to Bessans at the weekend.
The coach Alexander Inderst and Edoardo Mezzaro will accompany the 30-year-old from July 5th to 19th to the two-week training block in France.
The Italian team comes together in Antholz from 7th to July 17th. Nicolò Betemps, Marco Barale, Davide Compagnoni, Felix Ratschiller, Christoph Pircher and Daniele Cappellari were nominated, as can be seen from the association announcement.
Long suffering for biathlon star Lisa Vittozzi
Vittozzi had completely missed the past biathlon season due to stubborn back problems. The overall World Cup winner from 2023/24 is making progress. Most recently, the Italian ski hunter worked on her way to the comeback with Germany’s biathlon superstar Franziska Preuss.
“In the past few years I have had the opportunity to get to know her a little better. She wrote me immediately after my failure in winter and was there for me. She also gave me tips because she went through something similar. I felt this closeness. And when we came here, she was ready to train together. I am very happy,” commented Vittozzi last “Sport news.bz” help.
Her back pain is now gone, revealed the two-time biathlon world champion in this context.
“Of course I have to be careful in the upper area, because sometimes I still feel something. But the severe pain I had before have disappeared,” said Vittozzi.
The upcoming biathlon season begins at the end of November in Swedish Östersund. The big highlight are the Winter Olympics in Vittozzi’s Italian homeland.