Peterlini and the expected return in December: "I worked a lot to be there in Levi, but the knee is not at 100%"

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The best Italian specialist will have to give up at least the first three slalom of CdM (we will not see her even in Killington), after a new intervention immediately on the joint destroyed almost a year ago. There is confidence in having it at the gate between Sestriere or Semmering.

Sunday 13 November 2022 4 minutes reading time

On December 16, 2021, in a cursed second round on the very tough European Cup track that Valle Aurina offers in what is now one of the slalom classics for the continental women's circuit, Martina Peterlini's continuous growth stopped. The '97 class of Trentino found themselves with their left knee literally destroyed, from the anterior cruciate to the collateral and the meniscus itself, losing the Olympic dream and having to start practically from scratch, with the return season, the one that will begin on 19-20 November with two slaloms in that of Levi, which in fact will have to be full recovery on the physical and confidence side to be able to return to its levels even further. As is known, Martina had to give up the Finnish opening, a track on which last year she took home a 21st and a 16th place (but with a great 2nd heat in the bis race), she who is essentially the only one blue in the thirties and can aim, as Jasna did, with a certain consistency in the top ten area. The tip of the national team now entrusted to Roberto Lorenzi, reaffirmed a little less than a month ago, after putting together a good number of days on skis, she who was back on the snow for the first time last August 14th. It was necessary to carry out another intervention, that of cleaning the cartilage of the knee, thus skipping the last meetings with the companions in Val Senales: while Gulli, Della Mea, Rossetti and Tschurtschenthaler left towards the north, Peterlini was called to plan a return which, according to coach Lorenzi himself, is probably expected in December. After Killington (27 November), third cup slalom that the Roveretana will miss, we could try to make it to Sestriere (11 December) or, more likely, at the end of the month (29) in Semmering. "Unfortunately, things do not always go as we want, however much we can commit ourselves and do everything possible, some things cannot be controlled - Martina's words entrusted to social media this morning - I worked hard to be at the starting gate in the first races , but my knee isn't 100% yet. We still need a little patience, in the meantime I wish my companions a big good luck ”.

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