Svindal does not throw the sponge: "Going back to skiing in August"

Four months after the ninth round of surgery at the right knee brace, Aksel Lund Svindal presented himself to the first teammate of the Norwegian team to prepare for what he himself described as his last Olympic season.

Tuesday 23 May 2017 3 minutes reading time

The Scandinavian championship that last four races only took place (winning three podium finishes at the occasion) for the emergence of a new problem with the right knee meniscus, in front of the Norwegian television's microphones it seemed rather motivated in tackling The delicate summer preparation, "The first real goal is to get prepared for the Olympic Games. Once you get to Korea then everything will be possible and at that point even aspiration to Olympic gold would not be just a dream." Svindal, who has already won 3 Olympic medals in the 2010 edition, explained that at present his physical recovery is proceeding very well and that his return to the White Circus would probably take place at the end of November, concurrently with The first fast tests of next season, "If everything goes right, I may be on the track already in Lake Louise. But I do not want to hurry and I will then decide on my competitive engagements from time to time." The thirty-four Norwegian is keen to put the skis on their feet to find the right feeling with the snow as soon as possible. "This year I hope to be able to reach my national compatriots already on August 1 in Folgefonna in Norway. All will be fine I would like to move to Chile with Kilde and Jansrud to focus on the fast disciplines.Unfortunately winter I skipped my feet only in Val d'Isere and this has penalized me and not a little.If I succeed in following this Training program I think I will in all likelihood be able to go back to winning for the best of the circuit. " Svindal does not intend to retire, young adversaries are warned.