Dressen's fable, reborn one year after the Beaver Creek crash: Paris's great rival may be German

The victory at Lake Louise a true masterpiece, in the race of the return: "Simply incredible, but I don't look too far ahead".

Sunday 1 December 2019 4 minutes reading time

A true fairy tale. You can't define it in any other way, the one written by Thomas Dressen, returned to the race exactly one year after the dramatic fall of Beaver Creek and capable of winning the descent of Lake Louise (the third of his career in the World Cup), burning Dominik Paris for 2 cents. Two cents that they want to say so much, in the career of the 26 year old from Garmisch-Partenkirchen: an extraordinary talent, exploded two seasons ago, winning, in the space of a couple of months, on the Streif of Kitzbuehel his first race in the maximum circuit and then repeated at Kvitfjell . Last year, it was to represent the year of the consecration, but on November 30, 2018 the Birds of Prey was fatal to tedescone, who in the fall under a thick snowfall caused the rupture of the posterior cruciate of the right knee, in addition to various damages between where a dislocated left shoulder. In the post race, Dressen told of having worked like crazy and then, on November 30, 2019, everything changed: 365 days to be reborn and become a main rival (probably in the company of Beat Feuz, already on the podium at the beginning) by Dominik Paris in the run-up to the most coveted crystal ball for a sprinter. Yes, because the Bavarian is one of the most complete downhill racers in circulation, he is young and highly motivated, he won on very different tracks and took his first career podium in Beaver Creek, a track opposite Lake. Louise (and that Paris does not love ...). "I don't know what to say, if not a thank you to all the people who helped me on the way back - said Thomas excited - Doctors, physiotherapists, coaches and teammates, each contributed. It is incredible to have won exactly one year after that day which for me was very difficult, like the whole recovery phase. I don't look too forward, honestly, I enjoy this moment ". In addition to today's super-g, where objectively the chances of success will go down a lot, the focus can only be on that track where Dressen's career stopped: in Beaver Creek, Friday and Saturday, we will have fun. ..

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