Germany also greets Klaus Brandner: at 30 he withdraws the speed specialist

After Stehle, Dopfer and Ackermann, the Bavarian also leaves skiing, who, after the 2017 injury on the Streif, had never returned to his levels.

Sunday 22 March 2020 3 minutes reading time

Within ten days, Germany is forced to greet four athletes who have retired from the activity. After specialists in technical disciplines such as Fritz Dopfer, Dominik Stehle and Christina Ackermann, the announcement of the withdrawal of a sprinter like Klaus Brandner has arrived, who at 30 years hangs on skis with 51 races held in the World Cup and participation at two World Cup. The Bavarian had no longer returned to his levels, which had led him to obtain a series of placements with weight points in the early months of 2016 (with the top recorded in the super-g valid as an Olympic test event in Jeongseon, for a 14th final place), following the serious injury suffered in January 2017 on the Streif. In the second test of the Kitzbuehel descent, Brandner had in fact injured the patellar tendon of his left knee. Also in the last season, the German sprinter participated only in the inaugural races of Lake Louise and Beaver Creek (where he competed downhill), always far from the points area. "It is time to say hi to the races, even if it is not easy to take this step - Brandner confessed - After the 2017 injury, I never came back as I imagined, but I am still proud of what I have achieved and of having in recent years he has been part of a team that has won so much (with Dressen and Ferstl great protagonists, ed.). I thank everyone who shared this path with me, it was really nice. "

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