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The Slovak slalom skier must eventually raise the white flag after'' injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered in training in Hintertux October 9: at first he had thought of giving up'' operation to be able to still continue to grow Olympic dream, but now has decided to "finish" under the knife, in Lyon, in January 2014, giving up to the Olympic season just started, "I've tried everything, but ... my knee was not cooperating. So I do not I have no choice but to undergo surgery. But I will continue to do what I like most about skiing!'ll see you in Levi in ​​November 2014. "
Wednesday 27 November 2013 2 minutes reading time
The 29 year-old slalom skier in Bratislava, won two races in the World Cup with 15 podiums in total, announced its decision on the personal Facebook page, like this: "Hello to all, in the last six weeks I have done the impossible'' to again return to ski even though I had the cruciate ligament in his left knee totally torn. Sfortuntatamente, my knee ... decided to not cooperate with me, right from the first day of my return on skis, so I have to announce that the My Olympic season is already over.'ll be made in Lyon by Dr. Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet on January 2, 2014, in the meantime I will submit to treatment still the case. The good news however is that I have decided to continue to do what I like most in life, ie skiing, I'll be back for sure and I will be at the starting gate in Levi, next November. Thanks to my family, my team, sponsors and fans for support ".
The next targets are called then the World Championships in Vail 2015, and the cup of specialties from 2014 to 2015. Good luck, Veronika!
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