Reichelt Tears ACL in Bormio
39-year-old Austrian Hannes Reichelt has suffered an ACL tear as well as a bony tear in the outer capsular ligament complex on the right knee. The injuries were discovered after an MRI scan on Saturday night in Innsbruck. Reichelt’s season is over.
Reichelt crashed out in Saturday’s Bormio downhill but was able to stand up and move around on his own power immediately following the crash. Reichelt was airlifted off the course due to the pain in his knee and made his way back to Austria that afternoon.
The speed specialist has been operated on by Karl Golser at the Kettenbruecke hospital in Innsbruck. According to Dr. Golser, the surgery went well.
Information courtesy of the Austrian Ski Federation.
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A Lake Tahoe native and University of Vermont graduate, Higgins was a member of the Catamounts' 2012 NCAA title winning squad and earned first team All-American honors in 2013. Prior to coming to Ski Racing Media, he coached U14s for the Squaw Valley Ski Team.
