Guay hopeful for return to World Cup in 2015-16

By Published On: March 6th, 2015Comments Off on Guay hopeful for return to World Cup in 2015-16

Canadian speed skier Erik Guay missed his last opportunity for a World Cup start in the 2014-15 season with the passing of the Kvitfjell races in Norway. Guay had originally targeted an optimistic December return to racing, but now he is focused on making a full recovery for next season.

After undergoing two surgeries on his left knee last year, Guay eyed several potential returns to racing this season, none of which ultimately worked out. The world downhill champion in 2011 missed the 2015 Vail/Beaver Creek World Championships and could not make it back to full speed in time for the final races of the regular World Cup calendar.

“Currently my focus and energies are to return to World Cup competition, fully prepared to challenge for the podium in the 2015/16 season,” Guay said Thursday. “Despite best efforts on and off snow this season, my knee is giving me signals that it’s not quite ready for an intense return to World Cup level of competition this current season.

“For that reason my focus shifts to a longer-term, complete recovery, ensuring I can remain competitive on the world alpine stage for years to come.”

The 33-year-old skier from Mont-Tremblant, Que., is a three-time Olympian who claimed the World Cup super G title in 2010. He is Canada’s most decorated male alpine skier, having broken Crazy Canuck Steve Podborski’s record for World Cup podiums last season (including a win in the Kvitfjell downhill). Guay underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in March after the 2014 Sochi Olympics and then required an additional procedure in June to replace cartilage.

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