Marcel Hirscher: Comeback coup ends after serious injury!

Marcel Hirscher: Comeback coup ends after serious injury!

A shock for alpine skiing: Marcel Hirscher, the Salzburg prodigy and eight-time overall World Cup winner, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a harmless training accident on the Reiteralm. This marks an early end to his comeback season, which had only just begun. The 35-year-old returned to compete under the Dutch flag after five years of abstinence, but the return was short and painful, as it was laola1.at reported. Hirscher, who had surgery after the incident, puts it succinctly: “Cruciate ligament gone, project over!”

Coming uncertainty after serious injury

The diagnosis came like a bang: a tear in the cruciate ligament and slight damage to the external capsule apparatus, announced in a press release from his team. According to the doctors who performed the operation in Graz, the procedure went according to plan. Hirscher will now remain in the hospital for observation for two to three days. His return project, which he described as very emotional and fulfilling, is abruptly stopped. “It will certainly be difficult to watch the races,” says Hirscher, who emphasizes the emotional impact of the injury – “part of the game, as is unfortunately the case with skiing.”

This season, Hirscher only achieved 23rd place at the World Cup in Sölden and failed in the subsequent slalom races in Levi and Gurgl. Despite the setbacks, his basic mood was grateful: “What remains are intense moments and a lot of fun.” His recovery is receiving widespread sympathy on social media, while personalities such as Marco Schwarz and Anna Veith wish him a speedy recovery. Now it’s time for Hirscher: physiotherapy instead of competition! The future remains uncertain, and perhaps this could mean the final end of his impressive career, like olympics.com reported.