Olympic champion Michelle Gisin speaks for the first time in detail about her current health condition after her horror fall two months ago. According to doctors, she narrowly escaped paraplegia.
Olympic champion Michelle Gisin has spoken out in detail for the first time after her horror fall during World Cup downhill training in St. Moritz almost two months ago.
Little was known about her health condition for a long time. Whether she will return to skiing is not yet certain. “I’m leaving the future open, that’s also important for rehabilitation,” the 32-year-old said at an online press conference.
Michelle Gisin suffered a severe fall in training two months ago
Olympic Champion Has a Long Road Ahead
The consequences of the fall were not only physical for Gisin: “The idea of ​​paraplegia at that height is extremely bad, that’s what I struggled with most emotionally,” the Swiss athlete recounted.
However, the Olympic champion seems to have been very lucky. In addition to several severe knee injuries, her wrist and neck were also affected. In the meantime, however, she seems to be on the road to recovery: “I was able to put away the crutches and can move,” she said.
Olympics: Gisin Doesn’t Want to Be Downhearted
The neck injury, in particular, initially caused concern among doctors, and Gisin is also focusing primarily on this injury: “But the most important thing is the neck. I have to rebuild the muscles. But I can bend normally, and the mobility of my neck is already working quite well,” Gisin explained.
While her colleagues are now in the final preparations for the Olympic Games, the Swiss athlete continues to work on her rehabilitation. “Of course, I would like to be in Cortina, but I must not be downhearted,” she added with regard to the upcoming major event.