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Because of the failure to return to high level because of injuries that & rsquo; have persecuted in recent years, Germany's Susanne Riesch hangs skis to the nail, just as he did his older sister Maria ten months ago at the end of last season.
Tuesday 6 January 2015 5 minutes reading time
The withdrawal of the 27 year-old from Garmisch-Partenkirchen was in & rsquo; air and probably the straw that broke the camel & egrave; was the failure to call for the slalom World Cup in Zagreb two days ago. Born l & rsquo; December 8, 1987, essentially slalom specialist with some rare excursion into giant, Susanne debuted in the European Cup February 5, 2004 in Lenggries, in the continental event won January 10, 2008 in Melchsee-Frutt and & egrave; was second two months later in Claviere, of course, always among the narrow doors. His best finish in three editions of the World Junior & egrave; was a fifth place in 2007 in Flachau.
In the World Cup, after which in 2005 had suffered a first serious injury to the ligaments of the knee, begins February 5, 2006 in Ofterschwang not qualifying in the top thirty but gi & agrave; the second race, l & rsquo; November 11, 2006 in Levi, succeeds in placing among the top ten even finishing fifth. It will take for & ograve; little more & ugrave; two years to get back among the top ten of a slalom Cup but since 2009 its ascent & egrave; constant and December 13 of that & rsquo; year salt for the first time on the podium in & Aring; King, plus he does with his sister Mary & egrave; second behind the French Sandrine Aubert while she & egrave; third, placement that repeats January 3 in Zagreb, this time taking off the podium at the pi & ugrave; illustrious sister.
At the end of the Olympic season 2009/2010 gets his best result in the classification of specialty & agrave ;, the seventh. Get some good results also in the next season of the World Cup, unlike the big events where never had luck in three editions of the World Cup from 2007 to 2011 and the Olympics in 2010 not & egrave; never got to the finish line. Then, in September 2011, and is training in Chile (downhill!), A fall the attorney fractured the tibia fracture, torn ligaments in his left knee and meniscus injury.
That serious injury actually crushes the career Susanne: Stay for two seasons away from racing and returned November 16, 2013 in Levi, then & ograve; must again be a & rsquo; knee surgery and subsequent results do not allow it to qualify for the Games in Sochi. Finally the missed qualification for the second round of the three races quest & rsquo; year in the World Cup, l & rsquo; last of which in & Aring; re last December 13. Cup totaled 58 appearances and 13 placings in the top ten, all in slalom, including two third places mentioned above. Curiously, at the level of national championships has never won titles in slalom but there & egrave; succeeded in giant in 2010 and in the super combined in 2011. Susanne & ograve can not; that go our luck for his life outside of ski racing.
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