‘It still doesn’t feel real’ – Serious knee injury to end Kirsty Muir’s freestyle skiing season

Great Britain’s Kirsty Muir has suffered a serious knee injury which is likely to sideline the teenager for the rest of the season, halting an impressive run of form.

GB Snowsport confirmed the 19-year-old ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament and sustained further damage to her meniscus at the Copper Mountain World Cup earlier this month.

Muir finished just outside of the medals in the big air event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, when she was both Team GB’s youngest athlete in the squad, and the youngest in the final overall.

“After hurting my knee a little at the Copper finals I got a precautionary MRI scan and was so surprised to find out I’d fully torn my ACL and slightly torn my meniscus. It still doesn’t feel real.

“I was so happy with my skiing and felt in a really good place and it’s sad that my season’s now over. I’m hoping to get surgery just after new year and I’m ready to start the rehab process. I’ll be back soon.”

In a statement, her home governing body said: “Kirsty is under the care of GB Snowsport’s Sport Sciences and Medicine team as they work with her to determine the best course of action for her recovery and rehabilitation. We will issue further updates in due course.

“Everyone at GB Snowsport is focused on supporting Kirsty and working to support her return to snow at the earliest opportunity.”