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Gino Caviezel returns to World Cup skiing after serious knee injury
Swiss skier Gino Caviezel is returning to full World Cup competition in the giant slalom in Sölden, Austria.
The 34-year-old suffered a serious knee injury and dislocated shoulder in a Super-G crash in Bormio in December 2024.
He spent nearly two years in rehabilitation and training to rebuild his strength.
Caviezel raced once in Schladming in January 2026, but says he was not yet fully ready.
A full summer of training has helped prepare him for this comeback, though his knee is still improving and he is not yet as stable as before the injury.
He says he wants to score points and work his way back up, while giving himself time to progress.
His long-term goal remains to win races and keep competing.
Gino Caviezel is returning to full World Cup competition in Sölden after nearly two years recovering from a serious knee injury.
The 34-year-old Swiss skier injured his knee and dislocated his shoulder in a Super-G crash in Bormio in December 2024.
He made an earlier World Cup return in Schladming in January 2026 but was not yet fully prepared.
Caviezel completed a full summer of training ahead of the Sölden event and said he felt better prepared physically and on skis.
He says he still aims to win races, while also giving himself time to rebuild.
- Who
- Gino Caviezel, a 34-year-old Swiss skier.
- What
- He is returning to full World Cup competition after a serious knee injury.
- When
- At the Sölden event in October 2026, after nearly two years of recovery.
- Where
- Sölden, Austria. He was injured in Bormio.
- Why
- He wants to compete again and says his goal remains to win races and ski fast.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Caviezel seriously injured his knee and dislocated his shoulder in a Super-G crash in Bormio.
He returned to the World Cup for a race in Schladming but was not yet at full fitness.
After completing a full summer of training, Caviezel began his comeback season in Sölden.
- Age
- 34
- Injury
- Serious knee injury and dislocated shoulder
- Injury location
- Bormio
- First World Cup return after injury
- Schladming, January 2026
- Comeback event
- Sölden, October 2026
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What people are saying
This cannot have been my last race.
I am convinced that I am better prepared physically and on skis.
In the end, the goal is still to win races and ski fast.