The preparation for the season is anything but planned for a DSV athlete.
Manuel Schmid was seriously injured.
Munich - Manu Schmid had imagined it differently, the ski racer fell badly.
“BAD NEWS”, he writes on his Instagram profile: “After a fall during training, I suffered a few fractures on my spine and have to have an operation on my knee.
The 2021/22 season is over.
The mood is in the basement.
I can't give any further information yet .... "
The team was preparing in the Swiss Alps in Saas-Fee.
Schmid trained with Andreas Sander and Romed Baumann, among others, in preparation for the winter sports season.
Ski racer falls badly - sympathy from colleagues
Schmid achieved four World Cup placements in the top 20 in his career. Some ski greats reacted to the bad news from the Munich hospital.
Viktoria Rebensburg commented on the photo of the driver lying in bed.
"Oh no!
Get well soon Manu ”.
Colleague Josef Pepi Ferstl also took part in the serious injury.
"Cheer up Manu !!!!
Get well soon, see you soon ”.
ZDF expert Marco Büchel, who used to drive himself, wrote: “Hey Manu, what are you doing?
Get well soon.
And then hit back at full throttle ”.
His German team-mate Dominik Schwaiger, like the German Kira Weidle or Romed Baumann, also wish him "Get well soon".
For several years, serious falls and the resulting spinal injuries have been a major issue in alpine sports.
Protective measures and defusing the slopes are hotly debated.
How the accident came about is not yet known.
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Ski racer Manu Schmid falls badly - brother visits him in Munich hospital
His brother Alex Schmid is also a professional skier and was visiting the hospital.
He wrote: “You don't deserve this.
No words needed.
I'm with you. ”The brothers start fishing for SC.
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Alex Schmid's fans also express their sympathy under the selfie of the two. And I wish everyone a speedy recovery. (ank) *
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