The 34-year-old Swiss injured her left knee in training at Copper Mountain: “My goal is to recover completely”
The Lara Gut-Behrami season is already over. In the fall during training at Copper Mountain she tore the cruciate in her left knee and will now have to undergo surgery. This is the verdict of the tests after returning to Switzerland, made official by the Swiss ski federation: “The skier underwent in-depth medical tests and yesterday evening the diagnosis arrived: rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and the medial collateral ligament, as well as a meniscal lesion in the left knee”. The surgery is scheduled for next week.
“I had imagined the next few months completely differently and was looking forward to the next ski season – said Lara Gut-Behrami in the press release – My goal is to fully recover from this injury and regain my full performance. Only then will I know what the future holds for me.” According to Beat Tschuor, head coach of women’s alpine skiing at Swiss-Ski, “The Winter Olympics in her second home, Italy, were the last major goal of Lara’s career. This injury makes everything even more bitter. We all hope that the surgery and rehabilitation go as well as possible and that she returns to top form, both to continue her career and to lead a pain-free life after elite sport. Her absence will be greatly felt, on a sporting and personal level.”
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Lara Gut, 34, has won two World Cups and last year finished behind Federica Brignone in the overall rankings. She was one of the most anticipated protagonists of the season, also of the Milan-Cortina Games, and reached the podium in the Solden giant slalom, when she finished in third place behind Scheib and Moltzan. On the eve of this season he declared that it would be the last of a career full of successes: in addition to the two overall World Cups (and 48 Cup victories), he won one Olympic gold and two bronzes, as well as two golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes at the World Championships.
Beat Tschuor, head coach of women’s alpine skiing at Swiss-Ski, says: “The Winter Olympics, held in her second home, Italy, were the last major goal of Lara’s career. This injury makes everything even more bitter. We all hope that the surgery and rehabilitation go as well as possible and that she returns to top form, both to continue her career and to lead a pain-free life after elite sport. Her absence will be greatly felt, because in addition to her role as athlete, Lara will be missed by the team as a person during this Olympic season.”
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