Shock for Hirscher: Cruciate ligament rupture stops comeback for the winter!

Shock for Hirscher: Cruciate ligament rupture stops comeback for the winter!

Ragnitz, Österreich - A violent setback for Marcel Hirscher! The eight -time overall World Cup winner suffered a cruciate ligament tear in the left knee on Monday at the Reiteralm during training. This reported his ski brand van deer-Rb. After an unfortunate slip and a short -term reflex to grab your knee under pain, it was about his comeback. "Cruciate ligament away, project over!", The Salzburger said after the operation in the Ragnitz private clinic in Graz. During the procedure that lasted 90 minutes, the torn cruciate ligament was repaired and a smaller capsule damage was treated. Dr. Jürgen Mandl, who carried out the operation, explained that the best conditions for healing were now met because no further damage could be found.

an abrupt end

This injury means an abrupt end for Hirscher's comeback season and also excludes participation in the World Cup in Saalbach-Hinterglemm. In an emotional statement, Hirscher said that it was "brutal Oasch", but he was grateful that it had happened to him now and not in the middle of his career at 25. This experience is new to him because he is confronted with a cruciate ligament tear for the first time and thus the painful reality that many athletes have experienced before him now experienced.

Hirscher, who returned to the competitions after a five -year break, advocates a positive view of his journey in this difficult time: "What remains is the love of skiing," Hirscher announced on Instagram and expressed his gratitude towards everyone who supported him during his intensive eight months. Sport is the top priority for him, and despite the setbacks, he has always believed in the future success of Van Deer-RB's athletes, to which he continues to keep his fingers crossed. At the moment he only has the path of physiotherapy to start rehabilitation, while he understandably has to pursue the upcoming races from a distance, which visibly burdens him, as he illustrated in an interview with Ö3.