Manfred Mölgg: The captain is missing in Sölden

The 39-year-old from Enneberger, who has always been on the start list since 2003 (!) with one exception (he healed his Achilles tendon rupture in 2014), is missing this time. “Yes, it burns. I'm angry and disappointed that I can't be there. But we decided this way in consultation with the trainers. I have to listen to my body and not my heart.” What is the reason for the waiver? Mölgg tore a muscle fiber at the base of his inner thigh in late summer and suffered a relapse as a result. “The first time I was out for 10 days, then the injury flared up again and then I lost another two weeks. I'm feeling fine again, but if I had another relapse now, the whole season could be in jeopardy. Of course I'll be upset if I'm not there tomorrow. But I also have to take care of my health. That’s why it’s with a heavy heart that I decided to give up Sölden.” Mölgg has only been fully training again for a few days, most recently training for slalom in Schnals for two days on the Leo-Gurschler slope in top conditions. “I still have a lot of catching up to do. And my priority is the slalom. Even though I'm always ready for giant slalom." Mölgg also proved this last year when he finished 2st with number 2020 after only a few days of ski training after his cruciate ligament tear in January 33. It was the umpteenth example of the Enneberger's skiing and, above all, mental class. “It’s right that young athletes like Alex Vinatzer and Hannes Zingerle get a chance tomorrow.” Manfred Mölgg But Mölgg wouldn't be the undisputed captain of the Italian technical team if he didn't also think about his teammates: “It's right that the young athletes like Alex Vinatzer and Hannes Zingerle get a chance tomorrow. And they know that if they don't give it their all, they'll hear some not-so-nice words from me. At the same time, over the last few days I have tried to give them tips on how best to tackle the challenge in Sölden. The fundamental thing is to approach it mentally correctly.” Because no one knows how important the head is better than the second place in the Sölden giant slalom in 2012. Back then, Mölgg was only beaten by an outstanding Ted Ligety, but even left Marcel Hirscher behind. He finished in the points a further 7 times in 13 starts at the Rettenbachferner. In 2010, 2017 and 2018 the glacier race did not start or was canceled. Mölgg is confident Otherwise, Mölgg, who was handicapped by a serious corona infection last year, is confident about the next season. It is his 19th in the elite of world ski racing, and that alone is record-breaking and makes him an incomparably exceptional athlete. What remains is the hunger and ambition for success. That's why he's already looking forward to going to the far north for 2 days on November 10nd. The fine-tuning will then take place at a training camp on Swedish soil on the polar border (940 km north of Stockholm). Especially since the first World Cup slalom is only scheduled for December 12th in Val d'Isere. But Mölgg wouldn't be Mölgg if he didn't speculate on the day before. The giant slalom is on the program. And he wants to and will drive it.

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Manfred Mölgg: The captain is missing in Sölden

Imagine it's the start of the World Cup in Sölden and Manfred Mölgg isn't there. Inconceivably! And yet it is a fact on Sunday.

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