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The Cortina d’Ampezzo world championship starts in two weeks. One of the hottest Swiss irons is Lara Gut-Behrami (29). But now there is bad news! “I have been feeling bad since Friday morning. I struggle with back pain and can barely walk. Skiing is a minor matter at the moment, ”he says.
In fact, there are many reasons to be happy. Because: Gut-Behrami evokes a clean and sparkling ride in the snow of Mont Lachaux and ranks second. When asked if the narrow space of 27 hundredths or the equivalent of 7.52 meters is annoying, he says, “That’s the last thing I think about at the moment.”
Unbeatable Goggia, Suter disappointed
Like the previous day, the victory goes to Sofia Goggia. Currently, the Italian is almost unbeatable: she won four of the five previous races. Bergamo’s kamikaze woman Corinne Suter (26) only had to admit defeat on the fast start in Val d’Isère.
Podest-Ritt in Crans-Montana: Gut-Behrami defied back pain and finished second(01:09)
The Schwyzerin is eighth this time and is self-critical: “I didn’t get into the race, I didn’t ride the train. That was not what I expected from myself. “Defending champion Suter will have to cancel the Downhill World Cup, with three outstanding races, she is 210 points behind Goggia. Normally there is no catch up.
It was bang, bang! Then came the cramps »
Back to Gut-Behrami. Speak softly into the microphones of the journalists. This after she held her for several minutes in the snow. What is wrong with her? The Ticino woman is missing. “Suddenly it was bang, bang. Then came the cramps. Now I only have pain from my back to my pelvis and my knees. “
Whether it was smart to start like this remains to be seen. “Nothing hurt me on the road. But this is normal because the body builds up tension. But now I’m paying the price, ”he says.
Is the World Cup in danger?
Gut-Behrami does not know if he will be out and for how long. He doesn’t want to think about the Super-G on Sunday shortly after relegation. I hope everything disappears as quickly as it came. Let’s see if we can find a solution with the physical therapist. “
The fact is that the injury comes at an inopportune moment. On the one hand, Gut-Behrami leads the Super-G classification, on the other hand, the World Cup in Cortina starts in two weeks. Memories of the 2017 World Cup are awakened, where Gut-Behrami was also injured earlier.
Lehmann complains about Gut-Behrami
But that’s not the only bad news for Gut-Behrami on this exhausted day. He also has to swallow a steering wheel from Swiss ski president Urs Lehmann. He says, “You have to show respect to the organizer, say thank you and not hit,” he says. What is it about? Gut-Behrami called the slope “disgusting” after the first training session because it was too soft. That made the OK for redheads.
Lehmann: “In the current situation in Corona, we have the privilege of being able to play our sport. Today at 3 am, 180 people were on the mountain to remove fresh snow. That’s fantastic. ”Gut-Behrami shouldn’t waste time thinking about that either.
