First edit 2012

Yay, fun.

Jib Days Coverage

What a weekend! Perfect park, perfect conditions, perfect ambiente, perfect vibes!

I don't think I would've gotten back into snowboarding as quickly if it hadn't been for those two days. These girls were pushing me so hard and we had a great time together. On top of that, I won the Best Style award and some cash.

Check out the Cooler article and the vimeo edit:

SNOWBOARDING

pic by Emilie Evensen

This week the Burton European Open are happening in Laax. I was registered for halfpipe but still couldn't really ride so I didn't start. BUT I finally waxed my board again and hit the park with the girls from the Rip Curl party team!! It was so nice to see Diana, Urska and Marion again and to meet Norwegian rider Emilie. We had so much fun - day and night!

As I really feel a lot better I'm going to check out a jib event hosted by my friends Carmen and Gaia in Austria this weekend. It doesn't matter if I can ride or not, I already know it's going to be a BLAST!

By the way, this is my 50st post! Thanks for still reading :)

Skiing forever!

My doctor allowed me to go skiing, so I grabbed my mother's slalom skis and rocked the slopes today. My foot didn't hurt at all and it was the most fun day of my season!!

RC

Click here. I'm still proud to be part of the Rip Curl company, yay!

ISPO was fun. I'm still recovering from my foot injury and focusing on other stuff in my life.

MRI

I went to get an MRI done last week in order to see if there may be an indication for surgery on my ankle. I got good and bad news. Good news is that there's no surgery necessary at the moment and the cartilage is alright. The bad news is that not only my anterior ankle ligament is ruptured (which is very common, and heals pretty quickly) but also the syndesmosis between the fibula and tibia as well as the articular capsule are fully torn. As a result, my whole ankle joint is still inflamed and has considerable effusion. This means that the recovery takes much longer than I originally thought. However, open surgery on the ankle still has a worse outcome so it's better to leave the body alone and let it do the healing for now. I really can't tell how long it takes, I was surprised to see in the MRI that the healing is making only slow progress. I got a shot of cortison in my ankle joint to ease the pain and inflammation but it's only a symptomatic treatment, so I still shouldn't strain my ankle too much for at least another month.
Unbelievable that one can be injured for half a year from a bail like that:


Anyhow, there's also stuff to look forward to! My exam is over next week, after that I'll go to Munich for the ISPO and after that I'll finally do some of the stuff I've always postponed, like getting my driver's permit (watch out!) and stuff like that.

I'll see how it goes with my ankle but I promised myself I wouldn't go riding at all until I can go jogging for half an hour without any pain.

There's not much to write. I'm feeling stunned and sad. My condolences to the family.