The merciless reckoning of the unlucky skier

He was the tragic figure at the chaos slalom in Zagreb: Victor Muffat-Jeandet. The French veteran fell on the scandalous slope suffered a broken fibula . His winter is over and his dream of a second Olympic Games has shattered. Muffat-Jeandet will undergo surgery this week, after which a long period of rehabilitation awaits him. Before he went under the knife, the 32-year-old launched a round-the-clock attack - in an angry letter that was one and a half pages long SportNews translated some passages.

“All the months of work, all the hours on skis, in the weight room, at the workouts, sweating, suffering - and then it's all gone. Such a waste. I immediately had an uncomfortable feeling in my ski boots and my fibula broke. “I’m now having an operation and a month-long break awaits me,” says Muffat-Jeandet, describing the scenes of the fall and his emotional state. Harsh words against the FIS After that the tone becomes harder. “I have always taken risks in my sport. I've had sprains, fractures, surgeries, it could have happened at any time, anywhere, it could have been worse. But it makes you think when you get seriously injured for the first time in 19 years in a slalom where the number 20 is basically driving on grass,” said the Frenchman, who has 11 podiums in his career – including a slalom victory in Wengen – celebrated. “The FIS has not really respected the athletes for a while now.” Victor Muffat-Jeandet “Very, very few people know how much effort it takes every day to be able to stand in the starting house. Apparently the FIS doesn't know either. She hasn't really respected or cared about the athletes and the people around them for a while now. For example, there is the management of the slalom in Zagreb (first cancellation, then waiting, then postponed until the next day, then it snows on the salted slope, then it starts, then it is canceled). There is also the calendar (3, 4 or 5 races in the same week and long travel efforts for those who don't have a jet or helicopter. Have fun at this point for the young skiers who want to ski in several disciplines, it doesn't get any better ),” explains the skier.

Victor Muffat-Jeandet will be out for months. © AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI

“There are rule changes that were only communicated to us immediately before the first race. Or there would be Corona management," said the slalom rider, who added regarding Corona: "I respect the strict rules in the bubble, but I'm parked in a hotel where people come and go from everywhere without being checked – not even in the gym.” New “cannon fodder” is coming Muffat-Jeandet also makes it clear regarding his injury: “I'm not blaming anyone here, I'm not looking for anyone responsible, I'm not bitter. I started the race with full conviction, no one forced me to do it. I am simply making an observation here about what we are going through and what we have to deal with. And more and more so. I'm no longer trying to change the system because it will never change. The 'show' will go on, including with other farmers, new 'cannon fodder' will come to satisfy the multiple interests that take precedence over the sport. You have to accept that if you want to be part of the game.”

Tough talk that Victor Muffat-Jeandet spreads on social media. But the Frenchman should not be alone with his opinion.

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The merciless reckoning of the unlucky skier

There has been a lot of excitement in the ski scene in the last few days. Now a ski crack is going all out – and doesn't mince his words.

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