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Yet another injury forced him to say enough: now he trains the boys of the Fiamme Oro, as he explained to his colleagues at Race. The best placing in the giant of Saalbach 2018 with a 16th place, a victory in the European Cup and a lot of heart to return after the thousand problems in the knees.
Friday 3 September 2021 3 minutes reading time
There is a former blue in the list of those who have decided to say enough with competitive skiing after last season.
In reality, Andrea Ballerin had decided to continue, after being under the knife for a fifth knee surgery, last February in Trento after having remedied the rupture of the left crusader in the FIS giant of Folgaria in December 2020, but in the long run the specialist of the technical disciplines he understood that, at 32, it would be too hard to recover once again, he who has suffered many physical problems in his career.
45 bibs collected in the World Cup by Andrea, who made his debut over 10 years ago in the Schladming slalom, but who got the best from the giant: the top placement in the maximum circuit came on 19 December 2018 in Saalbach, with a great 16 ° place, in its best season with the first and only victory in the European Cup, a couple of months later in Oberjoch, and the permanent place conquered for the following CdM, even if in the end the World Cup group will always remain and only a dream, despite the results and five overall podiums in the continental circuit.
The Saalbach race was also his last in points in the World Cup of the six total, including two in slalom for a star of Italian skiing who probably deserved something more. As he explained to his colleagues at Race Ski Magazine, the “Ballero” has already committed himself to a new position in his world, as he has begun to train the boys of the Fiamme Oro, thanks to the sports group of the Police that has supported him for years.
After the marriage with Giulia and the birth of little Carlotta, Andrea Ballerin's second life is already a success.
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