Bad luck skier named Thomas Dreßen – alpine skiing

Another setback for Thomas Dresen. © APA / HANS PUNZ

He is the biggest speed star in the ranks of the German Ski Team. Bad luck, however, sticks to Thomas Dressen’s sleds. The former Kitzbühel winner was injured again in Val Gardena.

December 15, 2022

From: det

Thomas Dressen is an optimist by nature. It is for this reason that he chose the affirmative of this incident. “Knees and hips are healthy, that’s a good thing,” said the 29-year-old. but in Sprint descent in Val Gardena The Bavarian suffered a muscle injury in his right thigh. This was caused by a driving error, as the skiing star limped at the end and grabbed his injured thigh. “Now I will recover from the injury in peace. With the aim of getting back in shape at the beginning of January,” Dressen said in a broadcast from the German Ski Federation.

As a result, the five-time World Cup winner, who was examined at a hospital in Brixen, will miss the other two races in Val Gardena and the races in Bormio at the end of December.

Two and a half years without a World Cup race

The Devil’s injury strikes again at Dreßen. In November 2018, he tore his cruciate ligament and dislocated shoulder following a fall in Beaver Creek. Coming back a year later was a furious one (including winning the Lake Louise race on his return), but he had hip surgery in the 2020/21 season and has missed nearly all of this winter (only back for worlds). back soon).

Dressen injured himself landing in Val Gardena. © APA / afp / TIZIANA FABI

Another knee surgery followed, which saw Dressen miss the entirety of last season (as well as the Olympics). This year’s descent from Lake Louise was the 29-year-old’s first race in a World Cup final in two-and-a-half years. Now relapse again.