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„I am getting better, little by little, step by step.“
With the month of May, the individual trainings for most athletes have started again. One athlete in particular has been working non-stop since the last winter season: Germany’s Tobias Haug. Forced to watch from the sidelines since his crash during a jumping event in Val di Fiemme and the injury he sustained in the crash, the 21-year-old has been battling his way back to the top. In this edition of TUESDAY TALK, he gives an insight on how far he has come on the road to recovery.
At first of course the most important question: how are you doing these days?
Tobias Haug: So far, quite okay. Of course I am pretty limited with my foot, still, but I am satisfied because I am not in pain in my day-to-day life anymore and was able to start training already. Thanks to a great rehabilitation at the Medical Park in Bad Wiessee und the daily care I receive at the Olympic Training Centre in Freiburg, it gets better, little by little, step by step, each day.
You fractured your fibula and tore off your syndesmosis ligament in the crash, not really a trifle as far as injuries go, so assumably the time after your injury was pretty tough. Which period was the hardest, the time right after the crash and the successive surgery, the weeks afterwards spent in rehabilitation or rather the mental state of sitting on the sidelines and have to watch the others compete?
Haug: Lying in the outrun right after the crash was certainly not a very nice moment. I immediately knew that something major was broken. But I have to say the eight weeks after the injury were the toughest so far. I had to walk on crutches and everybody else was competing at the World Championships and in the World Cup. But when my team won the team gold medal in Falun, I jumped off the couch anyway, pain be damned! (laughs)
On your social media accounts we could see that you are back on the bike these days. In how far could you get started with the training again? Will you be able to participate in the first training camps as well?
Haug: I am spending quite some time on the bike right now and I go swimming. In addition to that, I have modified power training and my daily dose of physiotherapy for my ankle. I will not take part in the first jumping camps because ski jumping unfortunately is still a long way off for me. But I will take part in our cycling camp.
Which goals are you trying to achieve after this period of injury?
Haug: It is difficult to name concrete ranks or performances now. I would be very happy if I manage to ski jump again until the autumn and start into the season well-prepared. If I am pain-free and feel I can take the pressure, I will also be able to step on it in the World Cup again.
What will be the biggest highlight for you in the upcoming winter, the TRIPLE of the 50th anniversary of your „home“ World Cup in Schonach?
Haug: Both of these weekends are great events. The TRIPLE has a big attraction and is staged perfectly by the organisers. Schonach is always something special with family and friends around. Both of them are highlights that I really want to participate in.
Source: fis-ski.com
At first of course the most important question: how are you doing these days?
Tobias Haug: So far, quite okay. Of course I am pretty limited with my foot, still, but I am satisfied because I am not in pain in my day-to-day life anymore and was able to start training already. Thanks to a great rehabilitation at the Medical Park in Bad Wiessee und the daily care I receive at the Olympic Training Centre in Freiburg, it gets better, little by little, step by step, each day.
You fractured your fibula and tore off your syndesmosis ligament in the crash, not really a trifle as far as injuries go, so assumably the time after your injury was pretty tough. Which period was the hardest, the time right after the crash and the successive surgery, the weeks afterwards spent in rehabilitation or rather the mental state of sitting on the sidelines and have to watch the others compete?
Haug: Lying in the outrun right after the crash was certainly not a very nice moment. I immediately knew that something major was broken. But I have to say the eight weeks after the injury were the toughest so far. I had to walk on crutches and everybody else was competing at the World Championships and in the World Cup. But when my team won the team gold medal in Falun, I jumped off the couch anyway, pain be damned! (laughs)
On your social media accounts we could see that you are back on the bike these days. In how far could you get started with the training again? Will you be able to participate in the first training camps as well?
Haug: I am spending quite some time on the bike right now and I go swimming. In addition to that, I have modified power training and my daily dose of physiotherapy for my ankle. I will not take part in the first jumping camps because ski jumping unfortunately is still a long way off for me. But I will take part in our cycling camp.
Which goals are you trying to achieve after this period of injury?
Haug: It is difficult to name concrete ranks or performances now. I would be very happy if I manage to ski jump again until the autumn and start into the season well-prepared. If I am pain-free and feel I can take the pressure, I will also be able to step on it in the World Cup again.
What will be the biggest highlight for you in the upcoming winter, the TRIPLE of the 50th anniversary of your „home“ World Cup in Schonach?
Haug: Both of these weekends are great events. The TRIPLE has a big attraction and is staged perfectly by the organisers. Schonach is always something special with family and friends around. Both of them are highlights that I really want to participate in.
Source: fis-ski.com
