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Kira Weidle-Winkelmann Injured in Training Crash, Posts Hospital Update

The German Ski Association has not given a recovery timetable, leaving her start in St. Moritz on Dec. 12 in doubt.

Overview

  • The 29-year-old downhill specialist collided with a gate during a training run and struck her face.
  • She shared video of the fall on Instagram along with a clinic photo showing a visibly injured nose.
  • Weidle-Winkelmann framed the post with self-deprecating humor, including the hashtag “#nosejob.”
  • Teammates and fans sent well-wishes, with Lena Dürr leaving a playful poem in the comments.
  • The crash interrupts her build-up to the Olympic season, where her résumé includes six World Cup podiums and 2021 downhill silver in Cortina.