Anna Gasser: Shock injury in the event of a leisure accident in Munich!

Anna Gasser: Shock injury in the event of a leisure accident in Munich!

München, Deutschland - Anna Gasser, the snowboard double Olympic champion from Carinthia, injured herself on an artificial surf wave in Munich in a leisure accident. The incident occurred at the end of June when the 33-year-old plunged and cut his shoulder. The injury is serious: Gasser injured the Labrum and the Bicepsehne, which made an operation in the Hochrum private clinic necessary in Austria. This operation was selected in a targeted manner to improve the stability of its shoulder, as the ÖSV spokesman Karlheinz Wieser announced.

Due to the injury, Gasser is now facing a longer break. A planned training camp in Australia must be canceled. In a message on Instagram, the athlete expressed the desire to make the best of the situation and to come back strengthened. Participation in the first Big Air World Cup in Secret Garden, China, is currently unlikely. Wieser emphasized that, depending on the recording process, the snowboarding will slowly start again in autumn.

Olympic dreams and challenges

Despite the injury, Gasser's goal of participating in the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy remains secured because the qualification has already been achieved. However, a current study on the Olympic competitions shows that the risk of injury for athletes is high. At the Tokyo Olympic Games, the injury rate was 9 %, which corresponds to 1,035 registered injuries. For comparison: At the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, the rate was 10 % and even 11 % in London in 2012.

Anna Gasser has already had a forced break due to a bruise in the past and knows how difficult it is to be patient while waiting for healing. She emphasizes that every injury takes time and that one often hopes that the healing process will go faster. Especially with regard to new techniques that will be necessary at the upcoming Olympic Games, such as the "Fourteen Forth"-a technology with four rotations-the return after the injury is all the more challenging.

With the right attitude and a lot of patience, Gasser plans to return more than ever. Her will to overcome the setbacks could lead you to new heights in snowboarding on the way to new heights.

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