Norway loses Bjarne Solbakken to injury

By Published On: November 24th, 2006Comments Off on Norway loses Bjarne Solbakken to injury

The Norwegian Ski Team took another blow with the announcement that Bjarne Solbakken will not race this season.
    Solbakken, one of a handful of skiers the Norges ski team was hoping to replace the retired Lasse Kjus and injured Kjetil Aamodt with, has undergone surgery in a Calgary, Alberta, hospital after rupturing his cruciate knee ligament in a training crash at Lake Louise on Tuesday, Nov. 21. He is not expected to return this season.
    Solbakken, 29, had a blazing fast start to the 2004 season when he collected his only career win, at Beaver Creek in super G, following up a second-place finish in downhill the same weekend.


THE NORWEGIAN SKI TEAM
took another blow with the announcement that Bjarne Solbakken will not race this season.
    Solbakken, one of a handful of skiers the Norges ski team was hoping to replace the retired Lasse Kjus and injured Kjetil Aamodt with, has undergone surgery in a Calgary, Alberta, hospital after rupturing his cruciate knee ligament in a training crash at Lake Louise on Tuesday, Nov. 21. He is not expected to return this season.
    Solbakken, 29, had a blazing fast start to the 2004 season when he collected his only career win, at Beaver Creek in super G, following up a second-place finish in downhill the same weekend.

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