Kira-Weidle Winkelmann got it.

Before the start of the season: German ski ace breaks his nose

Ski racer Kira Weidle-Winkelmann broke her nose in a training crash and had to undergo surgery.

23 October 2025

From: det

The German downhill skier posted a video of the accident and photos from the hospital on Instagram. Fans needn't worry, though. Her nose was "complete in no time," the 29-year-old from Starnberg wrote.

Although the alpine season begins this weekend in Sölden, Weidle-Winkelmann will have to wait for her first speed race anyway. Two downhill races and a super-G aren't scheduled until mid-December in St. Moritz, Switzerland. "She still has some time," said head coach Andreas Puelacher, adding that the facial injury is "not a big problem."