Swiss suffer another setback as Camastral injured
Still another Swiss injury has been reported as Aita Camastral joined the ranks with a left shoulder injury sustained in a slalom fall at Saas-Fee. An MRI in Innsbruck confirmed a tear and it is expected she will miss a month before returning to on-snow training. Back problems have kept Camastral from completing the last two World Cup seasons.
Camastral is the fifth member of the Swiss Ski Team who will miss time this season to injury. Tobias Gruenenfelder broke his thumb, Lara Gut dislocated a hip, Fabienne Suter sustained a concussion and Didier Defago broke a thumb.
About the Author: Hank McKee
In memoriam: The veteran of the staff, McKee started with Ski Racing in 1980. Over the seasons, he covered virtually every aspect of the sport, from the pro tours to junior racing, freestyle and World Cup alpine competition. He wrote the first national stories for many U.S. team stars, and was still around to report on their retirements. “Longevity has its rewards,” he said, “but it’s a slow process.”
