Laurenne Ross sotto i ferri: i danni al ginocchio sinistro sono più gravi del previsto

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Laurenne Ross under the knife: the damage to the left knee is more serious than expected

The unfortunate American downhill racer had been injured in the warm-up of the Are world descent test. Heavy diagnosis: lesion of the lateral collateral ligament and of the meniscus

Monday 1 April 2019 3 minutes reading time

For Laurenne Ross the 2019/2020 season will start uphill. Fallen in the super-g world of Are, the US downhill racer had then suffered a much more serious injury in the following days, during the warm-up ("it was the third lap I was doing, usually I never do more than two", revealed the same athlete) in view of the third test of the world championship descent. Ross, while suffering a concussion and suffering pain in her left knee, then remained in the parterre area with her friend Lindsey Vonn, only to return home and perform an MRI that, however, had not revealed significant damage. A couple of weeks of vacation, considering her season already closed, and the pain in her knee that didn't diminish, they advised the 30 year old from Edmonton for an intervention that could shed light on her situation. Once finished under the knife, the bitter response: lesion of the lateral collateral ligament and of the meniscus, in addition to the need to reconstruct the tibio-fibular joint. "Coming back strong from an injury is not just a physical issue, but also an emotional resilience - Laurenne wrote on social profiles - I will have to take my time and take care of my body and my mind, it's my plan for this injury. I'm already trying desperately to get back on my feet, every day will be a small step forward. " Two second places in the World Cup, Laurenne Ross had already seriously injured two years ago, in the US absolute of March 2017 when she suffered the lesion of the anterior cruciate and of the meniscus of the right knee. With Lindsey Vonn's farewell and the injuries that occurred before and after the PyeongChang Olympics to a talent like Jacqueline Wiles and Breezy Johnson, the situation of the stars and stripes team in the speed department is certainly not the best.

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