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Elite winter athletes coping with injury and burnout

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French biathlete Lubin Amiotte returned from a 4½-month break in July 2023, joining the Nova Biathlon Team while monitoring a burnout diagnosis. Italian alpine champion Federica Brignone continued to battle the aftermath of a severe tibia-fibula fracture, knee ligament tear and multiple other fractures. By July 2026 she still experienced constant pain, limiting training to cycling, swimming and gym work, and could not run or bear full weight. She planned to put skis on in early August and hoped to attend the Italian team’s Ushuaia camp in September, warning that a repeat of the previous season’s struggles could force her out of the 2026-27 calendar. Brignone ruled out participation in the 2030 Winter Olympics. In late July 2026 Brignone confirmed she will race in the 2026-27 World Cup season, resuming training on the Cervinia glacier with her brother and coach Davide Brignone despite lingering pain. She disclosed a new relationship with former basketball player-turned-model James Mbaye, emphasizing a desire to keep private matters out of the public eye and noting she does not plan to have children while still competing. She also expressed post-career aspirations to travel and surf. In early August 2026 Brignone posted a video criticizing the rapid loss of snow on the Matterhorn (Cervino) glacier, which the Swiss operator Zermatt Bergbahnen closed permanently for the summer season. The closure halted high-altitude training, but Brignone returned to the Plateau Rosa glacier for two sessions, testing her left knee ahead of a possible training camp in Ushuaia, highlighting the climate-driven challenges faced by elite skiers. Rising Italian skier Ambra Pomaré remained in rehabilitation after a serious knee injury, targeting a September-October return. On August 25, 2026, Brignone underwent successful surgery at the La Madonnina clinic in Milan to remove surgical hardware from her left knee. Performed by Dr.

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