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Two-time Olympic champion Michelle Gisin ends her ski racing career
Swiss skier Michelle Gisin is ending her racing career, according to a headline published on Monday.
She had announced a press conference for Tuesday to discuss her future.
A December 2025 training crash in St. Moritz left her with serious injuries, including a torn knee ligament and injuries to her wrist, shoulder and neck.
Gisin said she could have been paralysed, and had previously left open the possibility of returning to racing.
Her recovery had been motivated by the 2027 World Championships in Crans-Montana, though she said taking part was uncertain.
Gisin won Olympic gold twice, in 2018 and 2022, and reached the podium 22 times in 291 World Cup races.
Two-time Olympic champion Michelle Gisin has ended her ski racing career, according to Blick.
Gisin suffered a serious crash during downhill training in St. Moritz in December 2025.
She sustained a torn cruciate ligament and serious injuries to her wrist, shoulder and cervical spine.
Gisin had previously left open whether she would return to racing.
She won Olympic gold in 2018 and 2022 and recorded 22 World Cup podium finishes.
- Who
- Michelle Gisin, a Swiss ski racer and two-time Olympic champion.
- What
- She has ended her ski racing career.
- When
- Blick reported the news on November 2, 2026; the exact date of her decision is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Gisin crashed during downhill training in St. Moritz and suffered serious injuries.
Gisin left open the possibility of ending her career and said she wanted to get fit again.
Blick reported that Gisin was ending her career.
- Olympic gold medals
- 2, in 2018 and 2022
- World Cup races
- 291
- World Cup podiums
- 22
- Crash location
- St. Moritz
- Crash date
- December 2025
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What people are saying
I could have been paraplegic.
I know that my road is still long.