Rubie tears ACL at World Pro Ski Tour

By Published On: March 22nd, 2017Comments Off on Rubie tears ACL at World Pro Ski Tour

U.S. Ski Team C-teamer Brennan Rubie has suffered an ACL tear following a crash during qualifications for the World Pro Ski Tour at Sunday River, Maine, earlier this month. The 25-year-old crashed during his second qualification run on Friday, March 10, and suffered a right ACL injury along with a small bone bruise and an injury to his lateral hamstring. Rubie returned home to Utah following the crash and underwent surgery on March 21.

“It’s a tough time in the year to get injured,” Rubie said. “I’ve been racing a full World Cup schedule, so without making the top-30 in super-G or giant slalom, I’m in trouble for FIS points, but getting hurt is kind of a part of the process. When you are sitting on the couch, it’s easy to lay all your decisions out in front of you and assess whether each one was the right one. Looking back, I don’t know that I could have changed anything.”

Rubie had two scoring performances this season on the World Cup, highlighted by an 11th-place finish in the alpine combined in Santa Caterina, Italy, along with his first career GS points in Adelboden, Switzerland. Rubie also managed a top-15 finish in the alpine combined at World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, finishing 15th.

Rubie was the 2016 NorAm GS champion and will have to battle his way back to the World Cup next season without guaranteed starting rights.

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About the Author: Sean Higgins

A Lake Tahoe native and University of Vermont graduate, Higgins was a member of the Catamounts' 2012 NCAA title winning squad and earned first team All-American honors in 2013. Prior to coming to Ski Racing Media, he coached U14s for the Squaw Valley Ski Team.