Peter Fill's long suffering

SN: Peter Fill, how is the damaged muscle doing? Peter Fill: “The injury has still not healed, but I am on the right track. I actually suffered this injury before the Olympic Games in February, but in Pyeongchang I gritted my teeth and went anyway. At the World Cup in Kvitfjell I realized: It's no longer possible. And so I had to end my season early.” SN: What kind of injury is this and what was the healing process like? Fill: “Before the Olympics, I tore the base of my thigh muscle. After the season I took two months of rest and was satisfied with the healing process. During my third ski training session in the summer, I almost fell and reopened the old injury. That's why I had to take another break. For us skiers, muscle injuries are difficult to deal with because we have little experience dealing with them.” “My biggest goal is to get fit,” says Fill. © Instagram / Peter Fill

SN: Is the start of the World Cup (November 24th in Lake Louise) in danger? Fill: “No. I haven't skied in the last month and a half and will have to take a break for about ten more days, but after that I'll be able to train on skis again. However, I definitely won’t be at 100 percent physically for the start of the World Cup in Lake Louise because I’ve never been able to train fully in the last few weeks and months.” SN: Despite the long-term injury, what goals have you set yourself for the new season? Fill: “My biggest goal is to simply get fit again. We’ll see everything else then.” SN: Numerous South Tyrolean ski greats ended their careers in the summer. Have you never thought about things like this before? Fill: “No, I’ve never dealt with that before. I can say at this point that, as long as my body supports it, I will definitely be able to ride for another two years. After that, I look from year to year.”

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Peter Fill's long suffering

At the end of January, Peter Fill suffered a muscle injury to his thigh in Garmisch Partenkirchen. Now, a good six months later, he is still not fit. SportNews spoke to the 35-year-old from Castelrotto.

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