Pain unbearable
No start! Herzog pulls the emergency brake at the Olympics
Speed skater Vanessa Herzog will not be competing in any further events at the Olympic Games in Milan/Cortina. The Tyrolean, who finished only 24th out of 30 competitors in the 1,000 m on Monday, announced the decision made by herself and her husband and coach Thomas Herzog on Tuesday. The reason: severe back pain!
After suffering from severe back pain in recent weeks, the 30-year-old competed, but then left open the possibility of competing in her actual specialty distance.
The day after, it was "games over" for the Carinthia resident, so to speak. "I've now reached the point where the pain is unbearable again. I can't race like this. I've really tried everything, but it's just not meant to be." Vanessa and Thomas Herzog will move out of the Olympic Village in Milan on Wednesday in consultation with the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) and begin their journey home. Ultimately, a short training attempt on Tuesday was decisive in this decision.
Herzog had already anticipated this scenario during the 1,000 m race. The pain hit her with full intensity from the very first step. "It wasn't just the race that was difficult, but also the next few hours and the next day due to the increasing pain," reported Thomas Herzog.
End of the season
His wife had finished fourth at the Olympics in both 2018 and 2022 and returned to the ice in Milan a week and a half ago after a three-week forced break due to a herniated disc and inflammation of the sacroiliac joint on both sides. The pain first appeared around Christmas time. Herzog will now also end her season. Thomas Herzog: "Now her back will be completely cured." Whether the former world champion will make another Olympic bid for a medal in 2030, when she will be 34, is currently open.
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