Crashed face-first into the gate German ski ace breaks her nose shortly before the start of the season
The new Alpine Ski World Cup season kicks off this weekend. The German Kira Weidle-Winkelmann has already injured herself in training before the first race - and in an unusual place.
23.10.2025, 14:24
23.10.2025, 14:36
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Ski racer Kira Weidle-Winkelmann broke her nose in a training crash and had to undergo surgery as a result. The German downhill racer posted a video of the accident and photos from the hospital on Instagram. However, fans need not worry. The 29-year-old wrote that her nose was "whole again in no time"
Although the alpine season starts this weekend in Sölden, Weidle-Winkelmann still has to wait for her first speed race anyway. Two downhill races and a super-G are not scheduled until mid-December in St. Moritz, Switzerland. "She still has some time," said head coach Andreas Puelacher and said that the facial injury was "not a big problem".
