Johannes Lamparter ski jumping return after ankle injury, Digi Mart USA News: Johannes Lamparter completed his first jumps after a foot and ankle injury last week in Stams, Austria. The Tyrolean athlete remained pain-free during his return and was able to carry out his comeback on schedule, according to a press release issued on Monday.
“I definitely missed the feeling of going up to the jump and being able to ski jump again,” Lamparter said about his return. “Last week it was finally time, and it went super well from the start.
I feel good and I am pain-free.” He added, “The rehabilitation went optimally. That is why my return was possible even a little earlier than expected.”
Lamparter said the first jumps brought both joy and a certain amount of tension. However, his confidence returned quickly.
“The most important thing is that you trust yourself and your foot. And I can do that again one hundred percent,” he said, adding that he had no discomfort while jumping.
“Nothing presses in the boot. The rest still needs a bit of time, but I will give myself that time.”
Lamparter can also train pain-free in cross-country skiing after an adjustment to his shoe. The training deficit caused by the injury must now be gradually made up through targeted training.
In the coming weeks, the focus will be on further building up training and tolerance to load.
Lamparter plans to decide, together with his coaches and support team over the next two weeks, whether he will start at the World Cup opener in Ruka (November 26 to 29). “Of course I want to return to the World Cup as quickly as possible.
Besides his athletic level, what will be decisive is how the foot responds to several consecutive days of jumping. That is why I am looking at it week by week and will then make a decision.”
The 25-year-old suffered a serious fall after landing during jump training in Courchevel, France, in August. He sustained a medial collateral ligament sprain in his right knee, an ankle fracture and a tear of the syndesmosis ligament in his right ankle joint.
