When Corinne Suter starts in St. Moritz today, an imaginary question mark hovers over her head. “I still don’t have the kilometers to regain the trust I’ve lost,” says Suter before the two Super-G races on the Corviglia.
Ten months after tearing her cruciate ligament in her left knee, she cleared up the first doubts at the speed opener in Beaver Creak with 19th and 21st place in the super-G and downhill. “It was extremely difficult – I didn’t know what to expect,” admits Suter in St. Moritz.
Back in Switzerland, she is happy that she has completed her comeback. The 30-year-old from Schwyz learned from overseas that she won't be back among the world's best anytime soon. Things are going very well in training, but I need more time for the races.”
You can see at the press conference in St. Moritz that she is plagued by impatience and uncertainty. “I don’t know when it will click again,” says the downhill world champion and Olympic champion and admits: “I put the greatest pressure on myself.”
Despite the lack of trust, her home track in St. Moritz gives her the security to take full advantage of the risk on the Corviglia. “I try to give it my all,” promises Suter, “but my head and body have to fit together.” This is the only way she can shake off the question mark.
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