Bad training crash
After Hirscher: knee drama for Italians too
The cruciate ligament injury to comebacker Marcel Hirscher came as a huge shock to ski fans on Tuesday. A few hours later, the Italian team also had to announce bad news from the speed ladies ...
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Teresa Runggaldier from South Tyrol suffered a serious knee injury during training in Copper Mountain. In a fall, the 25-year-old tore the cruciate ligament in her right knee and also fractured the head of her tibia.
Surgery at home
According to the Italian federation FISI, Runggaldier is already on her way home, where she will undergo further examinations and surgery. The speed specialist from Val Gardena/Gröden has been preparing in Copper Mountain for the competitions in Beaver Creek on December 14 and 15, and now the World Championship season is over for her before it has even begun.
Runggaldier made her breakthrough in the World Cup last year, finishing in the top 15 for the first time in Crans Montana (11th in the downhill) and Kvitfjell (13th in the super-G).
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