The season ended abruptly, but slowly, the familiar of everyday life returns at the Ski Alpine again. This also applies to Simon Jocher from Schongau.

Schongau – here we go again, also for the Schongauer skier Simon Jocher (SC Garmisch). After a completed Bundeswehr course, he is now back on snow, the Ski-to build up a good feeling for the Winter.

the past few weeks, were Actually, according to Jocher “pretty normal”, except for a few small Details. The Winter has not ended as usual, with national Championships, FIS race, or Skitests, but abruptly at the world Cup in Kvitfjell. Jocher was in the descent at rank 33 threats and was looking forward to the Super-G. But this was cancelled at short notice, and on the flight home, the news of the season came at the end. “Somehow, it was only to be expected when one has followed the news a little bit,” says the Schongauer. “But the final is now final’ came very suddenly.”

training course under unusual conditions

And so the next unusual Detail began: “I was up in the middle of may, eight weeks at home and have a day my friend seen; that’s never been done,” says the 24-Year-old with a grin and, that he had enjoyed the time very much. “It was really nice at home. And it has taken a lot worse than us, we can’t complain really.“ Because the endurance training run at home with long mountain tours and Cycling, and it worked perfectly and was certainly an advantage for the future of the speed specialists.

in mid-may, as planned in the training course of the German army on the program. To Jocher to Hannover travelled to the German armed forces school. On the courses it was always snappy, but this time it was particularly strict. “Within the barracks mask duty plus clearance rules of 1.5 metres, was always, in sports, even of three meters,” explains the sport soldier. Because the concern was that the Virus spread in the barracks, remained in addition, the weight room is closed. A Problem for Alpine skiers. “I am then dodged into an external gym,” says Jocher. “Somehow absurd, but I need the Training.” In addition, the Schongauer with the bike was on the road. “The area is there rides at the top is ideal for long training, which was really great.”

Training with the world Cup riders

Now, back in the rock, the old travel routine the SCG-athletes again. Last Monday we went to the performance of diagnostic tests with the technicians to the Stelvio (Alto Adige), “to the school and feel find”. This week, the first course of the performance of group Ia of the speed the driver is then. The new squad status to feel “cool”, even if not so much the changes. “I also trained last summer with the world Cup people, and we will also need to heuer extend back to the places between the world and Europa Cup events,” says Jocher left. “But Yes, it is cool when it is officially on paper.”

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