Bad luck for Huetter, a positive sign from Shiffrin

Mar 05, 2020·Alpine Skiing

The Austrian speed specialist Cornelia Huetter has decided to skip this season in term to fully recover after her left knee injury suffered a year ago during the World Cup finals in Soldeu.

Unfortunately, yesterday's training day in Reiteralm (AUT) did not have a positive end for Cornelia, who injured her left knee again during a giant slalom training session. During an MRI examination in Altenmarkt, a tear ACL was diagnosed. The Styrian woman has been undergone to surgery today by Dr Jürgen Mandl in Graz.

"Certainly, the diagnosis has been very difficult to swallow for me, and it is difficult to find the right words. I have to take it as it is now, and I will face the challenge. For me, it's now a matter of continuing to fight and keeping my goals in mind," said the 27-year-old speed specialist.

The positive note of today is the possible return to competition for the three-time overall champion Mikaela Shiffrin who announced her return to Europe and her eventual return to competition. The American ski star has been at home grieving the loss of her father, Jeff Shiffrin, who died suddenly on February 2nd.

Over the last few weeks, my family and I have received an overwhelming amount of support and love. The most kind and heartwarming messages you could imagine, checking in on us, sharing quotes and poems, song-lyrics, and telling wonderful stories about my Dad. Sometimes it feels like we are drowning in these messages, like we can’t keep up with the support and love that everyone has shown, yet in so many ways it has also been our lifeline. We have not been able to respond to everything, but we want you all to know that we feel your love, and we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for sharing it with us. Many have asked how we are doing, and where we are in the “grieving process”? The truth is, we haven’t really even started. Accepting this new “reality” is going to take a long time, and maybe we never truly will, maybe we don’t have to. Because we can still feel him here. In our hearts, in our thoughts, in the sky and mountains and snow. He made his mark, and he is here. Many have also asked about my return to skiing and racing. I have been able to train a little bit over the last few weeks. It has been a slow process, but it has been theraputic to be on the mountain. I’ve found training to be a place where I can feel closer to my dad, yet it provides enough of a distraction so that feeling of “closeness” can be separated from the pain. I am flying to Scandinavia today. I have no promises if I’ll actually be able to race when the time comes, and I don’t really even have goals. I just hope to make a few good turns. I think that would make my dad happy. If and when I do return to competition I’d ask that you continue to respect my privacy, especially as it relates to my family’s heartbreak. We are so thankful for the time we had with him—we cherish every single one of those moments—and we will keep him here in our hearts and our memories forever. 🤍

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