Perathoner: “We probably need a new wedding date”

Three weeks ago, an eventful season came to an end for Emanuel Perathoner with the World Cup final in Switzerland. By then, the boardercrosser from Laion had already experienced a lot in a very short space of time: from one Heart surgery and an Cut injury on finger before the start of the season, to a series of top ten results in the World Cup, to turbulent days immediately before the last race in Veysonnaz. Due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, this was brought forward at short notice to March 13th, before the snowboarders rushed home that same day. For perathoners it was then time to go on to the next adventure! On the plane surrounded by Valencia fans The South Tyrolean traveled from Switzerland to Milan and from there to Pamplona, where he usually spends the summer months with his Spanish girlfriend Belén. “The situation in Milan was already chaotic. I actually wanted to fly via Madrid, but that was no longer possible. I finally made it to Barcelona before Catalonia also went into lockdown. After a long detour I finally reached Pamplona in the very north.”

On the plane to Spain, the winter sports athlete sat next to countless football fans who were on the way back from the Champions League game Atalanta against Valencia. This is considered in expert circles partly responsible for the rapid spread of the coronavirus in Lombardy and the Iberian Peninsula. “In addition, there was a mass demonstration in Madrid at the beginning of March. The capital has since been considered the epicenter of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the whole of Spain has been hit really hard. The situation in Pamplona is comparable to that in South Tyrol. The curfew is rigorously controlled,” reports Perathoner.

“I worry about my grandparents” The exiled South Tyrolean is in daily contact with his family in the Eisack Valley, with his parents, his brother, nephews and nieces. “First and foremost, I worry about my grandparents. I hope that they stay healthy and that the situation improves quickly.”

Many of his family members, friends from Laion and acquaintances from all over South Tyrol and Italy want to travel to Pamplona in July, and the majority of the flights have already been booked. “The wedding bells are actually supposed to ring in the summer,” reveals Perathoner, “but now everything is suddenly up in the air. We want to celebrate a big celebration and not walk down the aisle wearing a face mask.” The date in July had been planned for a long time and the majority of the preparations had already been completed, but now “we may need a new date. The health of everyone involved comes first.”

The couple now wants to wait and see the situation and, to be on the safe side, consider a new date, although this will likely be difficult in 2020. The intensive preparation phase for the next World Cup season begins in late summer. Then Perathoner wants to attack again on white ground and lead his “Brettl” into somewhat calmer waters after these turbulent months.

In this video, Emanuel Perathoner shows us how he keeps fit in his apartment in Pamplona these days:

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Perathoner: “We probably need a new wedding date”

Many South Tyrolean athletes are struggling with the effects of the corona pandemic these days. One person who was hit in a special way is top snowboarder Emanuel Perathoner. He is currently in Spain, where his 10.000th birthday is this Thursday. Death toll was counted.

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