Joy and sorrow in Cortina: emotional chaos among ski talent

The Super-Gs in Cortina d'Ampezzo were all about Marco Odermatt, who won both races. Meanwhile, there was a rollercoaster of emotions for the Austrian Lukas Feurstein, which ultimately led to his early end to the season. The 21-year-old Feurstein is one of the biggest hopes for the future in Austria's ski team. In 2021 he was crowned giant slalom world champion among juniors, and he also achieved a number of top results in the European Cup. The Vorarlberg native has been part of the A squad in the ÖSV since this season and provided a first great moment for the “big ones” on Saturday. In the Cortina Super-G, Feurstein raced to 6th place and achieved his first top 10 placement in the World Cup. The knee got it Unfortunately, 24 hours later the world looks completely different. On Sunday, Feurstein fell in the second Super-G and crashed into the safety nets. Although he was able to free himself, he subsequently complained of knee pain. The diagnosis followed late in the evening: a torn medial ligament and a bone bruise in the right knee. The youngster is now waiting for an operation and his season is over prematurely. “You can speak of happiness in misfortune.” Luke Feuerstein “Of course it is extremely unfortunate that the season is coming to an end like this,” Feurstein was quoted as saying in a press release from the Austrian association. “But you can speak of a blessing in disguise and I’m glad that nothing more happened. Now it’s time to get fit again quickly and then attack again next winter.” For Feurstein it is not the first injury of his career. Last season, the skier from Vorarlberg was out of action for weeks due to a bruised shin bone on both knees.

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Joy and sorrow in Cortina: emotional chaos among ski talent

It's no secret that in skiing the line between joy and suffering is very thin. An Austrian ski talent has now experienced this in a brutal way.

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