Nicol Delago: The tears were yesterday

The serious injury happened during Super-G training on Tuesday in Sulden with a view to the 2 World Cup Super-Gs this weekend in St. Moritz. There was diffuse light and there was light snowfall. And then there was this hole at a goal on the right. “I got hit and that was it,” said the 24-year-old looking back. “It was totally unspectacular, I didn’t even fall. When I think back to how hard I often fell, it was downright ridiculous.” Although Delago immediately felt the fatal burn in his left lower leg. “I knew something was wrong, but of course I tried to convince myself otherwise and ended up sliding down on my skis. Only later, when they took off my ski boots, did all the pain come out brutally.” And with it the tears. Serviceman Christoph Atz as a rescuer in an emergency Because the outer plastic of the ski boot was very hard in the winter temperatures, Atomic serviceman Christoph Atz had to use all his routine and strength to free Delago from the painful and awkward situation. The transfer to the Dolomiti Sportclinic in Ortisei followed in the early afternoon, and during the almost three-hour journey from Sulden to Val Gardena the telephone wires ran hot so that the torn Achilles tendon could be repaired that same day. The orthopedists Arnold Gurndin (he also operated on Dominik Paris on his torn cruciate ligament in his knee in January of this year) and Ernst Alois Demetz patched up Delago's left foot for around 90 minutes. “I hardly noticed anything, I even fell asleep,” says the 24-year-old, who has never been seriously injured in her career. A broken thumb as a teenager and several abrasions on her face are listed in her medical bulletin. Nicol Delago had to spend a night in the hospital for a check-up. Yesterday he returned home right next to the Saslong downhill run, which was already perfectly covered in snow. “I have to be careful about eating too many Christmas cookies.” And what's next? “Now comes a time that doesn’t suit me at all. I have to be patient and wait for the ligaments to heal together. Rushing into something doesn't help. At the beginning there is probably nothing more than lymphatic drainage. I'll see if I can do exercises for the upper body, core and arm muscles in the foreseeable future. And then of course I have to be careful that I don't eat too many of my mom's and grandmas' Christmas cookies," she said, joking. Nicol Delago accepted the serious injury with appropriate coolness: “There is never an ideal time for something like this. I had a great pre-season, felt good and was ready. I was particularly looking forward to the World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Now it’s time to accept the situation, look forward and learn a lot from this history.” Mölgg and Svindal also suffered a torn Achilles tendon An Achilles tendon rupture in ski racing is nothing unusual. But it is very true what happened to Nicol Delago - while skiing with the buckles of his ski boots lashed. Manfred Mölgg also tore his Achilles tendon - in August 2014 during dry training. Aksel Lund Svindal was also caught in a fitness test in October 2014. In 2018, the Frenchman Steve Missillier tore his Achilles tendon, and the latest victim of a ruptured Achilles tendon is the Swiss Mauro Caviezel. He also tore his tendon during dry training in June 2020, but is facing a comeback at the Speed World Cup races on December 12th and 13th in Val d'Isere.

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Nicol Delago: The tears were yesterday

The day after, the world looks different again. It is the day that Nicol Delago accepted her Achilles tendon rupture and is looking forward again.

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