As of: March 18, 2024, 7:19 p.m
By: Sascha Mehr
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Ski star Wendy Holdener will no longer be competing in the current World Cup season.
One reason is also the death of her brother.
Unteriberg – It's a difficult time for Wendy Holdener.
The ski star from Switzerland recently lost her brother, who died after a long illness.
For this reason, among others, the 30-year-old will not be taking part in any more World Cup races this season and will only make her comeback next winter.
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“She is now treating herself to a longer time-out, taking no risks at all and then going full steam ahead to restart the new season,” Swiss head coach Beat Tschuor confirmed to the TV station SRF.
The original plan was for her to return to the World Cup in Are, Sweden, but nothing came of that.
Her brother's death has pulled the rug out from under Holdener.
“Our last picture together.
Can't and won't believe that you're gone.
“It tears my heart out when I think about living without you,” the 30-year-old recently wrote under a black and white picture she shared on her Instagram channel, which shows her with her deceased brother.
Wendy Holdener mourns her late brother.
© Imago / Instagram/wendyholdener
Kevin Holdener, Wendy's brother, suffered from a complex and rare form of cancer for 14 years.
“The cancer thwarted Kevin’s dream of having his own skiing career.
But Kevin impressed us with his will to survive and his love of life, he bravely faced the disease and was able to gain a few more valuable years of life from it," said a statement that Swiss-Ski published after his death.
Ski ace Holdener is not yet fully fit again after a fractured ankle
In addition to the tragic death of her brother, there is another reason for her end to the season.
Wendy Holdener crashed into the safety net during slalom training in Pozza di Fassa, Italy, in December last year and injured her foot.
The diagnosis: fracture in the left ankle.
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After the operation, the 30-year-old worked intensively for her comeback.
Head coach Tschuor explained in an interview with SRF that the healing process has not yet progressed as far as they would have liked at this point.
That's why the association and the athlete don't want to take any risks.
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