The annus horribilis of female skiers ahead of Milan-Cortina 2026: Corinne Suter also goes down

Not enough of Lara Gut-Behrami&#8217s certain absence and the unknowns related to Federica Brignone&#8217s possibility of participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, alpine skiing fans are anxious about another of the protagonists of the white circus, Corinne Suter. The Swiss athlete, a compatriot of Gut-Behrami, has in fact been injured in training, getting a muscle tear that jeopardizes her preparation for the Games, forcing her to be unable to wear skis for at least a month. Confirming the injury and the diagnosis was the Swiss federation on Thursday.

“Checks carried out in the Hirslanden Clinic in Zurich – explain the Swiss federal leadership – showed a muscle tear in the left calf, a contusion in the left knee joint and a non-displaced fracture in the right hindfoot area. Fortunately, none of these injuries required surgery. However, before they are healed enough to allow Corinne Suter to return to skiing, it will most likely take about a month”. Suter is the Olympic downhill title holder: her injury threatens to ruin her plans ahead of Milan-Cortina.

Francesco Lucivero

Should the prediction prove correct, Suter would have a month to regain his rhythm ahead of the Olympic Games. However, the diagnosis, unlike that of Lara Gut-Behrami, allows her to hope to recover in time to try for the Five Circles event. Suter, Gut-Behrami and Brignone are just a few of the names “in the pits” due to injury: Azzurre Marta Bassino and Alessia Guerinoni will not participate in their home Games, while among the athletes already certain to miss Milan-Cortina is American Lauren Macuga, who injured her anterior cruciate ligament during a training run between the slalom poles.

The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be held from Feb. 6 to 22: as far as alpine skiing is concerned, the women&#8217s races will be held in Cortina d’Ampezzo on the Tofane slope, the men&#8217s in Bormio on the Stelvio slope.