The Carinthian Anna Gasser refrains from competing in the Big-Air-World Cup of snowboarders on Saturday in Mönchengladbach, Austria’s “Sportswoman of the Year” wants to completely heal her heel bruise in her right foot, which she had caught during last week’s training in Beijing. The winner from Milan and Beijing also had a bruise on her ankle inside.
“In Beijing I somehow still bit my way through, but already there I changed a trick for the finale to a frontside variant, because landings with jumps with backside turns would have been too painful,”said Gasser according to the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV). The event in Mönchengladbach, which was won by the 26-year-old last year, is one of the highlights in the World Cup calendar.
But in view of the Olympic Games in February, Gasser doesn’t want to take any unnecessary risks:”I won’t be back on the board until the injury has completely subsided”. December return to the World Cup in Copper Mountain. On the 16th. The Slopestyle, which is filled with numerous top riders, will be driven in December at the “US Dew Tour” in Breckenridge.