Overview
- The 29-year-old will start the parallel giant slalom in Scuol, the first of four remaining events that can count toward her Olympic bid.
- Formal criteria require either one top-8 or two top-16 finishes this season to secure eligibility for Milan-Cortina 2026.
- She broke her talus and tore an ankle ligament in a late-September training crash in Zermatt, which led to missing the first five World Cup races.
- Hofmeister returned to snow the week before Christmas and completed a team test at Italy’s Kronplatz before rejoining team training.
- She says she is fit aside from the injured foot and acknowledges a snow-time deficit, with reports indicating Germany likely has a quota spot based on her ranking last season.