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Anna-Maria Zimmermann Returns to the Slopes 15 Years After Helicopter Crash

She calls the run liberating despite a paralyzed left arm, her fear rooted in a doctor’s warning.

Overview

  • During a family ski trip in Winterberg, she rented skis and made a downhill run for the first time since the 2010 accident.
  • Zimmermann said she felt like “the happiest girl in the world” after getting back on skis.
  • She recounts that her trauma surgeon warned her after reconstructive surgery that another fall on the arm could cost her the limb, which kept her away from skiing.
  • Her left arm remains paralyzed and she has extensive scarring from the crash, a physical and emotional toll she has previously discussed on television.
  • The new details come from her recent account to Bild, reported by Stern and Focus, highlighting a personal step in her recovery.