Neureuther to skip Soelden and focus on Levi

By Published On: October 21st, 2014Comments Off on Neureuther to skip Soelden and focus on Levi
Felix Neureuther plans to return to competition in Levi. GEPA

Felix Neureuther plans to return to competition in Levi. GEPA

Germany’s best technical racer, Felix Neureuther, will skip the World Cup season opener in Soelden, Austria, in order to focus on the first slalom of the season in Levi, Finland.

Neureuther has suffered back pain for several months, and his start in Soelden was already questionable after he had to take time off from training just weeks before the race. Although the 30-year-old technical specialist started training again roughly a week ago, he has come to the conclusion that preparing in time for the opener is not possible.

“There is a good and bad news,” said Neureuther. “The bad news is I must unfortunately skip the giant slalom in Soelden. The good news is that my back is doing better. In slalom, it works quite well.”

Head coach Mathias Berthold echoed Neureuther’s sentiments and is positive for the future.

“Felix returned to on-snow training a week ago and has made ​​good progress, but a start in Soelden for him but at this stage is too early,” remarked Berthold. “We have therefore jointly decided to skip this race and instead intensify training.”

Release courtesy of DSV

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