[ad_1]
Carlo Janka’s back pain affects Carlo Janka more than ever. The body is not ready for difficult tasks, says the 34-year-old. It sounds like resignation.
To look the other way: Carlo Janka’s back is on strike. All that is left is the hope of recovery.
Photo: René Ruis
Carlo Janka has been assigned a part-time job.
The Bündner was once an all-rounder, the best even. Then he was a specialist in fast disciplines, with occasional podiums. He’s just an alpine skier now, with pretty bleak prospects. He has nine races left this winter if the going gets tough. He says: “My body no longer allows.”
Janka will miss the Super-G in Val Gardena on Friday. He didn’t try to get a place at all. Because the race would be poison to him – his chronically damaged back can no longer handle jerky movements and many shorter direction changes, which is why he almost completely skips the giant slalom training, which is so important to perfecting his turns. rapid. “It has been extremely difficult for months,” says Janka, and says it is even worse than in recent years. And he says, ‘I can only hope it gets better. I just wait. “
