Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami (34) injured her knee during training for the super giant slalom on Copper Mountain, which is why she is expected to return to her homeland.
Initial examinations at the scene indicate an injury to the left kneethe Swiss Ski Federation announced, adding that the 34-year-old skier from Ticino will return to Switzerland “in order to underwent further medical examinations“.
Blick revealed in more detail that it is a possibility meniscus injury and rupture of the cruciate ligaments of the kneeas well as concussion experienced by a Swiss woman.
Gut-Behrami was due on November 29 at Copper Mountain to perform in the super giant slalom. The Swiss announced at the beginning of winter that this is her last season in her career.
I don’t leave the door open at all. I am opening doors to new things in my lifeshe said before the start of the season in Sölden at the end of October.
However, everything points to the fact that we have already seen Lara’s last races. The fatal accident happened when Gut-Behrami got stuck in a door, and then another heavy fall. Visibility on the track was very poor, which greatly contributed to the accident.
Director of equipment supplier Head using Gut-Behrami, Rainer Salzgebercommented on the accident:
– I saw the video of the crash. It was violent, he said.
During her career, she achieved it 48 wins in the World Cup in three disciplines, which makes it one of the the most successful female skiers of all time. She is the first woman with at least ten World Cup victories in three different disciplines, super-G, downhill and giant slalom.
She was the overall winner of the World Cup twice (2016, 2024), and has seven more small Globes. She also won Olympic gold in super-g in Beijing in 2022, in Beijing she also won bronze in giant slalom, while in Sochi in 2014 she won bronze in downhill.
(Hina | Photo: X)
