Alexandra Pretorius announces his retirement at age 18

Surprising announcement from the Facebook page of the Canadian team of ski jumping. Alexandra Pretorius, spearhead of the team, decided to put an end to his activities & agrave; racing at age 18.

Friday 24 October 2014 3 minutes reading time

"I Mancher & agrave; sport, my teammates, my coaches and the 'thrill of competing for Canada. Nevertheless & egrave, time for me to start a new challenge. Wish the best to my teammates and sar & ograve; their number 1 fan. " Pretorius scored his best results in the summer with 2 wins in the Summer Grand Prix (Hinterzarten Courchevel 2012 and 2013) in addition to two other podiums. In the World Cup has only participated in the 2012-2013 season by collecting a 10 & deg; place as best result. One wonders if the base of the withdrawal there was the infamous management dell''atleta In autumn last year. The teenager is in fact infortun & ograve; severely in his right knee Aug. 12, 2013 falling in training in Courchevel breaking the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injuries undergoing. However, the recovery times were extremely forced in an attempt to have the jumper in Sochi 2014 and gi & agrave; Pretorius was back in November to jump. The result & egrave; was to bring Alexandra to have at least one relapse. So the Canadian team will have agrave &; do without its spearhead. In addition nell''inverno incoming likely will not have agrave &; available even Atsuko Tanaka, the victim of a serious accident in late June. What's more the vicissitudes of the women's team, you have to remember that the number one team in the men's MacKenzie Boyd-Clowes has decided to take a sabbatical season.

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