The ski scene is worried about one of its big stars

Hardly any ski professional has experienced such ups and downs in recent months as Mauro Caviezel. In the 2019/20 season he was in the form of his life and won the small crystal ball in the Super-G in a confident manner. Bad news followed in the summer when the 33-year-old tore his Achilles tendon during dry training. Caviezel returned to the piste at record speed and even sensationally took victory in his comeback race in Val d'Isére. But his fall in January changed everything.

During a training run in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Swiss got stuck on a gate, rolled over and hit his head on the pimple-hard piste. Diagnosis: traumatic brain injury. Caviezel subsequently attempted a comeback (including at the World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo), but at the beginning of March he raised the white flag and canceled the season. Now it is clear: the traces left by this traumatic brain injury are far worse than initially assumed. “From a certain angle I see double vision.” Mauro Caviezel “Will ski star Caviezel never return to the World Cup?” was the headline in the Swiss tabloid View worried on Wednesday. Caviezel himself describes the current situation as follows: “I reach my limit and stress much earlier on the ski slopes than before. And when I go into a squatting position, I see double vision from a certain angle.” This can be fatal on a high-speed descent. Comeback is not in sight Caviezel is unlikely to take part in the North American races. The Airman with his teammates left earlier this week without him. “My condition has been unchanged for months now. I'm not naive. “That’s why I realize that my chances of making a comeback soon are very small,” he told the View .

Memories of Marc Gisin are already coming back to life in Switzerland. The downhill skier fell so badly in Val Gardena in December 2018 that he never fully recovered and ultimately had to end his career. However, Caviezel isn't thinking about quitting. With the help of three top specialists, the 33-year-old wants to get his vision problems under control. When he will be able to fight for points on the World Cup pistes again is still up in the air. “I really can’t estimate at the moment when I will return to the World Cup circuit.”

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The ski scene is worried about one of its big stars

There should actually be great anticipation for the new ski season. Actually. Because not every World Cup fan in Switzerland is currently in the mood to celebrate. The reason: bad news about one of the biggest stars in Switzerland.

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