Overview
- Speaking on ORF, the 37-year-old called it a wrong decision to send competitors down the hill under time pressure after the postponed test window.
- She said the FIS race director had described the hill as a misconstruction and questioned why athletes were not informed of known concerns.
- Severe knee injuries from the September tests have sidelined Pinkelnig, Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt, and Japan’s Haruka Kasai for the season.
- Organisers are modifying the Predazzo normal hill profile, and FIS officials say the takeoff angle will be adjusted with additional equipment responses.
- Pinkelnig reports steady rehabilitation and leaves open a return to competition, though she ruled out the 2026 Olympics.