It will not so Zenhäusern’t fit on the recent history of Ramon. An injury break at an inopportune time, now that it is finally time for the slalom riders after a four-week break? No, that would be a big break in the steep ascent of the Valaisan. So far it has not. At least: not yet. Zenhäusern starts today for the Slalom in Saalbach. Or how he says it: « I try it once. »
On Sunday, he trained for the parallel race in Alta Badia and rushed out of the start house. He was pulled to early, flew over the starting gate, overturned and landed on the thumb. The official violation: bony demolition of the internal collateral ligament in the left thumb base joint.
With Rail and angeklebtem Finger, he wants to give it a try. « Then we look further, » he says. The question is: is he Driving with a chipped Hand, or he can operate, what seems inevitable? Eight weeks, he would be then. It would be a setback for Zenhäusern. Just because of the 4. Rank at the start in Levi showed: Actually, this season should keep some of it ready for the athlete with a special story.
exit on the cross-country skiing
It is the story of a tall man, you doubted too much in the children and youth. Lanky he was, soon to be 2 meters tall, this is the Posture of a skier. And then he dared to battens on the shortest. This can not go well, was the opinion of many trainers. Now Zenhäusern 26. And he arrived at the slalom tip. Because he went unconventional ways.
at 15, he met Didier Plaschy, the former world Cup riders, in whose fan club he had been for a long time. A spirit in the ski circus, a lateral thinker. The Valais was the coach and he saw potential in the long young. This would dominate his body, he could take advantage of the long legs and the leverage in his favor, he was sure. Plaschy had Zenhäusern with cross-country skiing down the mountains swing, « to keep the balance with my Size – brutal, » says this. The feet ached in the evening, because of the small foot joints were such departures stressed in bold. « It strengthens these muscles, which is ideal, » says Zenhäusern, the Plaschy is called a « source of ideas ». Until today, the two are in preparation on the road together.
In the autumn traveled Zenhäusern not to new Zealand as his colleagues from the slalom team, he trained with Plaschy in Saas-Fee. It saved him the long flights, after which he takes « almost a week » until his long legs have recovered.
Zenhäusern, has found the way, as he, Daniel Yule, Luca Aerni and others in the Team in Training drove to the ears, is also in the race can be fast.
Uncanny precognition
he also works with a sports psychologist. « Hocus-pocus », he referred to their Do earlier. But as he at the world Cup in St. Moritz, the only two tenths behind a podium to 2. Run started and left, he knew that there is more than the body. Also the head wants to be trained. He drove in the car of the sport psychologists, the care of his Tennis-playing sister for years. « There was something between us, » says Zenhäusern. Since then, they work together. And the work fructifies.
one and a Half months before the Olympic Games, the psychologist wrote on a paper: « 22.2., 2 meters, 2. Place. » Very funny Zenhäusern took place. 22. February, the Slalom, stand in Pyeongchang, 2 meters, he is great, but a 2. Place? He, who had never been on a slalom podium? « Speak for yourself », he thought. The 22 came. February. There was silver for Zenhäusern. He was final of the Swiss climber of the season.
Zenhäusern so, Olympic medal winner, he is entertaining, never a spell embarrassed. And yet, everything seemed not to be enough, he was long on the search for a head sponsor. He could not explain the many Rejections.
When he was a year ago in the same Situation, he made, in the context of his economic-distance education, which he completed three weeks ago, in search of the reasons. He sent the company a questionnaire, analysed the responses empirically, and wrote a seminar paper. The conclusion: « don’t you Go to the podium, you’re uninteresting. » He went to the podium, took even silver at the Olympics. Didn’t work it still for a long time.
Until the beginning of November, he was found, since then, the Logo of the Association of sponsors emblazoned on his helmet. « Well, I’m not in a panic on the road, » he says. Now only the thumb has to join in.
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 20.12.2018, 06:58 PM
