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Season over for Thomas Fanara. To give the 'announcement was the same athlete through a post on his Facebook page.
Tuesday 6 December 2016 3 minutes reading time
The veteran of the French team last Sunday during the giant Val d' 'Isere was the victim of an ugly and unnatural extension of the right leg that caused him pain as soon as it reached the finish line. Fanara that nell''occasione took a stunning fourth place in a capital trial throughout the transalpine team, was immediately rescue by the French medical staff but immediately put forward the 'hypothesis of rupture of the cruciate ligament of the knee.
Yesterday the Annecy original thirty-five has been subjected to further investigations that unfortunately have done nothing but confirm the first diagnosis of doctors. Fanara for the third time in his career will have to go to surgery on the same spot where surgeons have already taken in 2007 and 2009.
Despite the bad news Thomas was keen to cheer their fans by announcing that he has no intention to withdraw at least until the end of the Olympic season.
This is the message of the French on Facebook: "I would like congraturlarmi Mathieu Faivre, Alexis Pinturault and Marcel Hirscher for their splendid Sunday's race and also the organizers of the Val d 'Isere. Unfortunately after the' outcome of the MRI and a consultation with the surgeon is forced to stop for the whole season. Many of you will think now that I decide to hang the skis to the nail but instead I can assure you that I have no intention of retiring because I decided to go on at least until the end of next season. in life, we know there are good times and bad times, but I think I'm mature enough to look positively forward. Thank you all for your support and good season. "
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