"Skis under your ass ..."
After 1375 days! Max Franz celebrates Christmas miracle
What an emotional comeback it was for Max Franz on Saturday in Val Gardena/Gröden. Four days before Christmas and three years after his horror crash in Copper Mountain, the 36-year-old Carinthian's big dream of returning to the Ski World Cup came true. However, his run did not go quite as planned after a retirement ...
Franz started the second Val Gardena/Gröden downhill at 12.56 pm on Saturday with bib number 31. 1375 days and several operations after complicated fractures in both legs and many thousands of hours of agony have passed since his devastating training crash in Copper Mountain. Franz had to tremble for his legs and even learn to walk again.
It was almost logical that the uncertainty of the 2017 World Championship bronze medallist was evident in Val Gardena/Gröden. After a few gates, the crash followed. Franz fell behind after a small wave, but was able to avoid a fall.
"The skis came out from under my ass"
Franz spoke to ORF after the race: "The day was actually great, I was happy that I was allowed to race. It was like three years ago, with all the preparation. But then there was this carelessness - the skis came out from under my ass. What a shame! You work towards it for three years and then it's not quite a run. I would have liked to have taken the final steps. But unfortunately it takes a bit more self-evidence. A World Cup course is certainly better than training. But it's cool that I've come so far. Now it's on to other downhill races."
Because Franz will be skipping the Super-G. "No, I need the inspections and I find it easier in the downhill," he says. The next chance to celebrate his comeback with a result at the finish will be on January 17 in Wengen.
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