Ski racer Felix Neureuther, despite his rupture of the cruciate ligament, is sticking to his daring Olympic plan and continues to keep an eye on the Winter Games in Pyeongchang.”Yes, I am aware that this is a risk to my health, to try the Olympics,”Neureuther told the Bild am Sonntag.
The World Championship third in the slalom from Partenkirchen had suffered a serious injury in the left knee on 25. In November, he was involved in the giant slalom training in Copper Mountain. After returning from the USA he decided against an operation “It is a very, very daring company. I need luck, good luck,”he said.
“I don’t have to pretend and tell myself:’ I can do it easily’, but in my head I have to try everything – otherwise I wouldn’t do it,”added the 33-year-old:”It’s a big challenge that can be very important for my future life. I don’t want to blame myself later.”
However, he gave to consider, he said, he needed “a perfect plan”to make it to the games to South Korea (9. till 25. February).
There Neureuther only wants the slalom on 22. He stressed that “anything else would not work”. He wants to get back on skis in six weeks “I have to train, at best I have to race before the Olympic Games. It’s firmly burned into my head,”he said.
How it works when skiing without a cruciate ligament is still written in the stars,”he said,” but I don’t have any problems overcoming pain. I know that from my back. I’ve been practicing there for years.”