Kriechmayr celebrates impressive comeback - knees holds during training!

Kriechmayr celebrates impressive comeback - knees holds during training!

The Austrian ski racing driver Vincent Kriechmayr celebrated a remarkable comeback on Wednesday during the first departure training of the 2025 Ski World Cup in Saalbach. Despite a recent injury to the inner ligament in the right knee, the 33-year-old took second place with a strong second place behind the American Ryan Cochran-Siegle. The stress test for his damaged knee was successful: "I didn't notice anything while driving," said Kriechmayr optimistically. However, he then felt pain again, which had often tortured him in the days before. However, his positive attitude is unbroken, and his assessment of the state of the knee is also promising: comparable to Kitzbühel, it now feels "hundred and one" as if almost everything works optimally again. This was reported by the Nachrichten .

optimism despite challenges

Kriechmayr also reflected on his decision not to compete in the race in Kitzbühel just six days after the injury, which he referred to as "rather naive" afterwards. At that time he had hoped to be competitive, but the pain was unbearable and injecting didn't help. "I just didn't want to sit at home and have the feeling that it might have gone," he said. After intensive days of rehabilitation and the practice of patience, he now returned sharply on the track. Kriechmayr is certain that he benefits the knowledge of the route, but in the race it will be crucial to master the challenges, as krone.at reports.

Now he is confident about the upcoming competitions, especially at the Super-G, which is on the program on Friday. He left open whether he will take part in the second day of training tomorrow, but his goal of continuing to master the strain is realistic. He said about the demanding route that there are many curves that have to be hit precisely, which gives him an additional incentive to fully start on Sunday in the special descent.