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Lindsey Vonn will begin the last season of her career not at Solden but in the United States.
17:52, October 25, 2018
Lindsey Vonn During the traditional media event, his ski company (Head) had been the big absent before the kickoff of the World Cup in Sölden on Thursday. The 34-year-old American took part in American Today. Before his last season, Vonn left for Colorado in early November.
The planned preparation training on European glaciers had canceled Vonn some time ago because of the dreary snow. The most successful skier had recently announced the final end of her career after the end of the next World Cup season. Now, she explained the decision in more detail in a personal letter to Sports Illustrated.
"The announcement of my resignation was the most difficult thing I've ever had to do, and my intention was not to do it as I did," he said. he. "But when I was asked how long I wanted to run, it escaped me."
It misses four victories for the record of all time
Vonn holds 82 World Cup wins, missing only four more on the all-time record Ingemar Stenmark, Vonns is set as a goal to stop or pause this past winter. Head Chef Rainer Salzgeber Believe that Vonn left with the early resignation "All in". "Now there is more than all or nothing," Vorarlberger told Sölden.
With this step, Vonn no longer has to ask about how long she will drive. "That's how it works with the disc, because she knows she's getting older and she's not generally in shape, for her it was the way to go to cut the breath, she knows it does not matter, it's over in March. "
Even the former Austrian rider is convinced that the first speed race in early December in Lake Louise will be the best chance for Vonn. "Better to score points there." Head will do everything possible to badist the American. "What we can do is do everything in its power so that it can realize its potential."
Becoming second is a debacle for Vonn
Vonn has suffered many injuries during his career. Salzgeber, however, continues to trust the American and knows how to equalize her physical deficits. "With his pbadion for sports and wins, it's his pbadion, the second being a debacle."
But also 82 wins are incredible anyway. "Nobody would have ever thought that Stenmark's record was even remotely achievable." According to Salzgeber was the leader Johan Eliash "devastated" when he learned the resignation. We know to Head what we lose there. "Lindsey is hard to replace and 90% of our demands are for her."
Vonns Austrian technician Heinz Hämmerle Leaves the United States on November 3rd. Train on snow at Copper Mountain starting on the 5th.
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