Haaser falls in the Super-G: knee injury causes a World Cup drama!

For the Austrian all-rounder Ricarda Haaser, the start of the speed World Cup races ended painfully. The 31-year-old athlete from Tyrol fell on Thursday at the Super-G in Saalbach-Hinterglemm when landing after a jump and had to be suspected of a knee injury to the helicopter in Innsbruck. According to the ÖSV, it will undergo an MRI examination to clarify the extent of the injury. "She herself has evil fears that more happened in the knee," said ÖSV Alpin boss Herbert Mandl. The athlete's unlucky streak could have far-reaching consequences for her further World Cup starts.

Haaser actually had the opportunity to compete on the disciplines departure, giant slalom and team combination. However, the association also provides for the option to re -tunate, Haaser should be canceled due to her injury. "However, Mandl dares to doubt whether this would make sense for all three disciplines", reports Laola1 . It is believed that Ariane Rädler, who was unable to convince in the internal qualification, could possibly start on Saturday to strengthen the Austrian team. The situation of the ÖSV women in the giant slalom remains tense.

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The fall of Haaser uncertainly throws a shadow on the further competitions for the Austrian team. With the possibilities of post -nomination, the association could try to limit the damage. "In the giant slalom it is idle to fill up," said Mandl, which also complicated the current situation, such as Sn.at reported. The bad luck of injury from Haaser could influence the entire team dynamics and the medal opportunities at the home World Cup, but there is still no clarification of their injury.