Winter sports: Skicrosser Bohnacker suffers cruciate ligament rupture

Long break for ski-crosser Daniel Bohnacker: The 27-year-old, who did not qualify for the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last weekend at the World Cup in Nakiska/Canada and will be operated on next week. This was revealed by an investigation on Thursday evening in Munich.

Bohnacker (27) had already suffered a partial rupture of the same cruciate ligament in November. Since this injury had been treated conservatively at that time, he had continued to take part in the Winter Games in Pyeongchang (9th place). till 25. February) hoped. In return, Bohnacker should have been among the top eight in Nakiska, but he was eliminated in the last sixteen and suffered a serious knee injury.

“It just shouldn’t be,”said Bohnacker:”I’ve tried everything to make the impossible come true, but with the complete demolition it was all over.”