Tragic end for Hirscher and Holzmann: End injuries season!

Tragic end for Hirscher and Holzmann: End injuries season!

Reiteralm, Österreich - in alpine skiing there is currently great concern, because two prominent athletes had to end their seasons prematurely. Eight-time overall ski World Cup winner Marcel Hirscher suffered a heavy cruciate ligament tear during a training session on the Reiteralm. The 35-year-old Salzburg already underwent an operation that was successful. "Cruciate ligament away, project over!" Commented Hirscher, who now also missed the World Cup in Saalbach-Hinterglemm. After his comeback, which he celebrated after a five -year break, Hirscher had given great hopes. But after an unfortunate slip in training, the season has now ended abruptly, and Hirscher has to devote himself to a comprehensive rehabilitation curgeon. "It is a gruesome feeling," says Hirscher, who nevertheless does not want to lose the love of skiing. His experienced colleagues, including Lindsey Vonn and Felix Neureuther, are deeply affected by the news and send their recovery requests.

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But that's not all: the German slalom specialist Sebastian Holzmann, number two in the German team, also suffered a cruciate ligament tear in training. The 31-year-old, who is one of the best slalom drivers in Germany, had to be operated on the same day. Holzmann expressed his grief on the injury on Instagram and explained that this was a nightmare for him. Despite the defeat, he shows a fighting spirit: "Giving up is not an option!" His injury comes at an unfavorable time because the season did not start optimally for Holzmann and he could not collect any global crops in several races. As chiemgau24.de , the failure of Holzmann is a hard blow for the small German slalom Now hopes for a difficult rehabilitation phase.

The injury -related setbacks for Hirscher and Holzmann show the nature of the injury of skiing and create a dark mood among fans. The hopes for a successful comeback from the two athletes remain uncertain.