Alpine Skiingwithdrawals
The thousand injuries conditioned a career that promised very well: 22 bibs in CdM, from 2013 to 2019, a victory in the European Cup in Oberjoch. "I have been struggling for the past 2 years to recover my lost body and time, but it's time to quit."
Saturday 10 April 2021 2 minutes reading time
From the capital to the snows of Trentino, which welcomed him for many years, those in which Giordano Ronci cultivated the dream of being able to really do something important in the world of skiing.
Today the time has come to say enough with the competitive spirit, the announcement comes from the same former national slalomist who, at 28, is forced to surrender to the many physical problems accused, first of all those in the back that have taken away the better years, when the big Roman boy promised very well. Twenty-two appearances in the World Cup, without being able to score points from the debut in January 2013 in Zagreb, until the last race two years ago in Kranjska Gora.
The last appearance at FIS level at the beginning of this season in Solda, then Giordano was forced to raise the white flag, with the memory of all the classics faced in the maximum circuit, as well as a victory in the European Cup (slalom of Oberjoch 2014, ed). “Saying goodbye to something you love is never easy, but life, at times, decides to put you in front of insurmountable obstacles - Ronci's words to announce the retirement - For me, these obstacles have been the numerous injuries.
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