The coming season ends for combined Maria Gerboth before she even started properly.
The 23-year-old suffered a complex injury to the left knee in a fall, including the front cruciate ligament. “It is a big setback for me, but I’m more than ready to go back to the top of the world – we’ll see you in winter 2026/27,” said the World Cup -13. from Trondheim.
Gerboth suffered the injury on Sunday at the FIS Grand Prix in the French-Neuve French-Neuve and was already operated on, and the outdoor meniscus is also partially torn. National coach Florian Aichinger spoke of a “bitter setback” for the German team: “Maria has determined the jumping level with us in a team and internationally. It hurts a lot to have to do without this athlete for a whole season.”
Gerboth had given tenth place in the overall World Cup last season as the third best German behind Nathalie Armbruster (1st) and Jenny Nowak (8th). The new World Cup season begins on December 5th in Trondheim in Norweg. At the Olympic Games in Milan (February 6th to 22nd), women – unlike their male colleagues – are not at the start.
Before Gerboth, Manuel had seriously injured the German Noko team. He pulled a tear of the Achilles tendon and also failed for several months.