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The Swiss ski team has had a very successful winter. But only in the World Cup final at home in Lenzerheide, one negative message follows the next. After the disagreement of regulations, canceled sprints and criticism of the tracks, comes the next hammer: Wendy Holdener (27) has Corona!
The Swiss tech specialist showed mild symptoms on Thursday and, like the entire team (including staff), underwent a rapid test. This showed a positive result, as was the case with his former coach Klaus Mayrhofer (Austria). Then they both underwent a PCR test. These results are expected on Friday morning.
As it seems now, the Schwyzerin will not be able to start in the slalom (Saturday) or the giant slalom (Sunday). Anyway, he would have skipped the team event on Friday. After all: everyone else on Swiss-Ski is negative and doesn’t have to be quarantined.
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This Swiss has it too
It is unclear how and where Holdener became infected. The fact is that it is not the first case of Covid in the Swiss national team. In the men’s category, giant stuntmen Justin Murisier, Marco Odermatt and Loïc Meillard were beaten early in the season. Shortly before the World Ski Championships, female chief technology officer Alois Prenn met.
Finally, last week it was made public that Mélanie Meillard and Alejo Hervas (Lara Gut-Behrami’s coach) had tested positive; As for Holdener, the World Cup season was over for them too.
Holdener: a season with ups and downs, but also with many casualties
Swiss-Ski is by no means the only association that is affected by corona cases despite precautionary measures. Above all, head coach Christian Mitter’s Austrian women were hit hard by the virus: several drivers were out longer.
This is no comfort to Wendy Holdener. She was in good shape recently, finishing third in the slaloms at Jasna (Slk) and Are (Sd). In the Disciplinary World Cup he is in 5th place with 415 points.
However, it also experienced a lot of turbulence that winter. In October he suffered a fracture to the head of his right tibia, before the Cortina World Cup he separated from his new coach Mayrhofer (he continues to work for the association) and, for the first time since 2015, he left without a medal in an important event.
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Published: 03/18/2021, 9:21 pm
Last Updated: March 19, 2021, 00:52
