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The Norwegian federsci confirmed the damage to the ligaments of the left knee, for a stop of 6 to 9 months (only after the surgery there will be a precise diagnosis). The world and Olympic champion, who should have left home in March after his fifth Olympics, is relaunching and this is the best news for fans.
Wednesday 8 December 2021 3 minutes reading time
A great champion hit by bad luck, at the worst moment since this should have been his last season, with a thousand emotions to experience between the fifth Olympics, in Beijing as a probable standard-bearer of his Norway, and the final greeting with "his" races , those of early March in Kvitfjell.
Fate blocked Kjetil Jansrud's way, in the form of that crash in the second super-g at Beaver Creek, just as friend and teammate Aleksander Aamodt Kilde awaited him at the finish on the day of his return to victory.
It was immediately understood that there was something wrong with the left knee of the Olympic champion of Sochi 2014, who still left the "Birds of Prey" on his legs, so as not to hinder the race of the athletes who were waiting at the start, such as Kilde then explained in the post race. On the other hand, Kjetil has always been a gentleman, a true snow giant loved by everyone in the white circus.
In today's afternoon, unfortunately, the confirmation has arrived that the injury suffered last Friday is one of the most serious, "even if a final diagnosis can only be provided after the surgery", said the Norwegian home doctor. Dr. Marc Strauss. There is damage to the cruciate ligament and the stop indicated by the federation, in the press release issued, varies from 6 to 9 months.
The season is over, of course, but the best news comes from the words of Jansrud himself: the 23-time winner in World Cup races will not retire in this way, at 36 and with a broken knee. "The season is over for me, but I am motivated to do the work necessary to return."
So let's wait for him, in the 2022/23 season that will then lead to the world championships in Courchevel / Méribel, for the true greeting to his world. On the track.
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