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 you any further information yet .... "
The DSV 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.
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Ski racer Manu Schmid falls hard - brother describes the fall
His younger brother Alex Schmid is also a professional skier and was also at the training camp.
He was visiting the hospital.
He wrote: “You don't deserve this.
No words needed.
I'm with you. ”Alex Schmid describes
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“I wasn't on the glacier myself because I was taking a break.
I can only pass it on from the stories told by coaches.
He trained downhill and the conditions were super tough.
In the flatter section there was a small wave, the ski suddenly grabbed / cut and a fall could no longer be stopped ”, says Alex Schmid.
“Fortunately he had an airbag on, but neither of the two skis opened.” He was then flown to Visp by helicopter before coming to Munich the next day.
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Alex Schmid describes the accident as “generally very bitter” because his brother “was feeling very well at the moment and was really motivated, as he has been able to ski without complaints for a long time”.
Schmid breaks six vertebrae, tears the cruciate ligament, the inner ligament and the inner meniscus
In addition to the physical effects, the fall naturally also has a psychological impact.
“He is doing according to the circumstances.
He is very kinked!
Because it's a tough setback again.
I would have just wished him a healthy season.
That would have motivated me even more, ”said Alex about Brother Manu.
Alex Schmid specifies his brother's injuries and they leave you almost wordless: “He broke six vertebrae. He tore the cruciate ligament, the medial meniscus, and the medial ligament in his right knee. He will be met today in Munich (OCM) by our team doctor Dr. Manu Koehne operates. I think he'll be out for about eight months. "But Manuel's younger brother also gives a small outlook for his injured family member:" He could then be back in preparation for snow next year. "
After the operation on Thursday afternoon, the DSV reported: "During downhill training on Tuesday in Saas-Fee, the speed specialist Manuel Schmid sustained injuries to the thoracic vertebrae and a cruciate and inner ligament tear in his right knee." The torn cruciate ligament had been operated on .
The injury to the thoracic vertebral processes and the torn inner ligament would be treated conservatively.
The DSV wishes: "Get well soon, Manu!"
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, the German Kira Weidle and Romed Baumann also wish him "Get well soon". Likewise the many fans. 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. (ank) *
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