“You don’t give up on great love”

How much suffering can love endure? In the case of Aline Danioth, it's a lot. The Swiss says in a detailed interview with the Swiss Look: “Skiing was my first love as a little girl. You don’t give up on something like that so easily.”

These are emotional words from a skier who has been battered more often than many other athletes in her career. There are four torn cruciate ligaments in her medical records - even though she is just 25 years old. The last setback last winter was particularly hard: The three-time junior world champion is having her best season, finishing in the top 15 twice in the World Cup and coming sixth in the World Cup slalom. But then Danioth tore his cruciate ligament again in a European Cup race at the beginning of March, for the fourth time in total and for the third time in his right knee. “The doctors say that I don’t have to worry about any long-term effects. If that were the case, I wouldn’t try it.” Aline Danioth Danioth says that many people have advised her to stop skiing. “You see the facts: four cruciate ligament tears, seven operations in the last seven years. That's right.” Nevertheless, her passion for skiing is still too great to give up her skiing dream. But another thing is also important for the Swiss woman: “The doctors say that despite the four cruciate ligament tears, I don’t have to worry about any long-term consequences. If this were the case, I wouldn't try it. Because I want to ski, climb and mountaineer even when I’m 40.”

Aline Danioth wants to take things slowly this winter. The planned comeback on skis is scheduled for December. It is considered very unlikely that the Swiss will compete in races this winter. However, giving up is not an option for Danioth. You will see the fighting spirit again on the big ski stage.

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“You don’t give up on great love”

For numerous stars, the wait is slowly but surely over: the ski season is slowly but surely getting rolling. But not every exceptional talent is in the mood to be happy.

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