Oriol Olm to open season post-shoulder surgery at Solitude World Cup
Andorran skier Olm starts his third senior season in the Solitude sprint (Salt Lake City), the final World Cup event that counts toward Olympic.
Key Points
- Season opener Sunday in the sprint at the Solitude World Cup (Salt Lake City), the final Olympic-qualifying World Cup race.
- Returning from right shoulder surgery over the summer; reports being prepared physically and mentally.
- Will prioritise collecting World Cup points rather than chase direct Olympic qualification.
- Departed Andorra with national coach Xavier Capdevila and technician Xavier Comas; teammates debut next week at the Spanish Cup in Espot.
Oriol Olm will open his season Sunday in the sprint at the Solitude World Cup near Salt Lake City, the final World Cup race that counts toward Olympic qualification for Milan–Cortina d’Ampezzo. The event brings together many athletes still contesting the remaining quota places.
A member of the Andorran Mountaineering Federation (FAM), Olm arrives at his third season in the senior category after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder over the summer. He says he is “prepared both physically and mentally” and aims to “do a good job” in the season opener.
Conscious that his chances for direct Olympic qualification are slim, Olm and the FAM say he will prioritise earning valuable World Cup points. He acknowledged the preseason felt long because the operation cut into his summer, but added that he trained normally through autumn and starts the season motivated and well equipped.
Olm departed Andorra on Wednesday accompanied by national coach Xavier Capdevila and technician Xavier Comas. The rest of the Andorran team will make their season debut next week at the Spanish Cup in Espot; Olm is also scheduled to compete there.
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