Today at 9:50 p.m., SRF two – At the start of the season in alpine skiing: DOK “Paths to a Comeback” – Sport

TV tip on the subject of the flood of injuries: On SRF, the World Cup winter will be ushered in with a one-hour documentary on Friday evening.

The 2024/25 season in alpine skiing is in the starting blocks. It goes to World Cup level on the weekend of the 26th/27th. In October, as is tradition, the Rettenbach glacier in Sölden starts with a giant slalom. As usual, all races can be seen live on SRF.

There will be a noticeable number of comebacks on snow in the coming weeks. A sports DOK on Friday evening deals with this topic. Various return stories are shown. Opposite, SRF ski experts Tina Weirather and Marc Berthod look ahead to the World Cup winter and also address the question of how the accumulation of injuries can be stopped.

They talk about current developments such as cut-resistant underwear, smart binding or airbags. Jörg Spörri, head of sports medicine research at the Balgrist University Hospital, also assesses possible injury prevention measures.

The reasons for the new beginnings are complex

On the athletes’ side are the Swiss ski aces Jasmine Flury, Corinne Suter and Marco Kohler The focus is on everyone who wants to fight back after serious injuries. Meanwhile, the 20-year-old dares Alessia Boesch A new beginning 2 seasons after her surprising resignation.

have the same Marcel Hirscher and Lucas Braathen before. Austrian-born Hirscher started again for the Netherlands, his mother’s country. His palmarès is decorated with no less than 20 crystal balls for overall World Cup and discipline ratings. How strong is Hirscher at age 35, 5 years after his last race?

Braathen also changed nationality, is now competing for Brazil instead of Norway, and would like to build on his successes after winning the slalom classification in the 2022/23 season after a year of interruption.

There are also other ski stars on the way back, including Marco Black, Alexis Pinturault Or Sofia Goggia. Like many other ski racers, you suffered serious injuries in the recent past. And they also play a role in Friday’s DOK.

The one-hour program “Alpine skiing before the season – ways to a comeback” will be broadcast for the first time on Friday from 9:50 p.m. on SRF two.