A shock for Luis Prenn – and for Wendy Holdener

It was a big blow for the man from Innich, who has been working for Switzerland since 2012 and who, with Roland Platzer from St. Valentin auf der Haide, formed the strongest women's team in the Ski World Cup from nothing. Especially since the infection poses a great mystery to him.

Prenn has no idea where he could have become infected: “I have taken a rapid antigen test every day for the last 10 days and it has always been negative. A PCR sample was then sent to Switzerland, where the positive result came out. The following tests were also negative. I don't want to talk about whether the results of the tests were correct or incorrect. According to Swiss law I have to be in quarantine for 10 days, according to Italian law I have to be in quarantine for 14 days. This means that I could be back for the women’s slalom on the penultimate day of the World Championships on February 20th.” “The main thing is that I didn’t infect anyone.” Luis Prenn The fact that Prenn is now left out is particularly bitter for his figurehead, Wendy Holdener. The reigning combined world champion - two years ago in Are she won gold 2 seconds ahead of Petra Vlhova - had only separated from her private trainer Klaus Mayrhofer shortly before the World Championships. It would have been parked specifically for Holdener, who drives all disciplines. But it didn't work out as Holdener wanted. No wonder, with only one podium finish this season (0,03rd in the night slalom in Flachau). Now she would have hoped for Prenn's advice and support again. After this has already pushed her to 3 World Cup and 4 Olympic medals.

Doubly bitter: Luis Prenn is from Innich, so he lives only 30 kilometers from Cortina d'Ampezzo. He has now isolated himself from his family there and lives in a holiday apartment next door. “Of course the moment is doubly stupid, but what’s more important is that I didn’t infect anyone,” Prenn also tries to get something good out of his corona incident. The Swiss ski ladies most recently trained in Casies and at the San Pellegrino Pass. A training day in Dobbiaco fell victim to the road in Gemärk being closed due to the risk of avalanches on Sunday. Cortina like in high season In general, it would be a catastrophe if one or more athletes had to be excluded from the World Cup races despite the enormous Corona safety precautions. But as usual in Italy, there are still an inexplicable number of people walking around who don't seem to belong to any of the so-called 4 World Cup bubbles. Whether these are second, third or fourth homeowners or just “friends of some friends” remains to be seen. Only: The constant corona tests every 3 days are nerve-wracking. In addition, everyone involved in the World Cup must fill out a daily questionnaire before leaving their accommodation in the morning. And: A specially developed device that you always have to have with you starts to vibrate when you are in front of a person who is supposedly “positive”. If this should be part of normal everyday life in our future - even without the World Cup and no matter where we move - then good night.

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A shock for Luis Prenn – and for Wendy Holdener

Even before the first medal decision was made in Cortina, the World Cup had its first prominent corona case: Luis Prenn, the successful coach of the Swiss ski girls, tested positive before traveling to the World Cup last Friday.

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