Schild to comeback from injury at World Championships SL

By Published On: February 14th, 2013Comments Off on Schild to comeback from injury at World Championships SL

SCHLADMING, Austria — It’s official. Austrian slalom skier Marlies Schild will be back on Saturday in Schladming to defend world title in slalom after the break she was forced to take due to injury.

Schild suffered a crash a few days before Christmas while training in Are, Sweden and tore a ligament in her right knee. At the time, it was presumed that her season was over.  

Schild was back on her skis already at the end of January. The winner of 33 World Cup Slalom races has since felt better with each passing day and it was decided that there was no reason to further postpone her return to competition.

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About the Author: Geoff Mintz

Geoff Mintz is a former alpine ski racer who cut his teeth at Ragged Mountain and Waterville Valley, N.H. After graduating from Holderness and UVM, he relocated to Colorado, where he worked on the hill prior to pursuing a career in journalism. Mintz served as associate editor for Ski Racing Media from 2011 to 2015. He later reconnected with his local roots to manage all marketing and communications for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail before resuming work at SRM as editor-in-chief.