Robert Johansson withdrew from the World Cup after the competition on the Austrian ski flying hill Kulm. The Norwegian was absent from Willingen a week ago, and now he has not arrived at Lake Placid. All because of health problems. The 32-year-old is at home in Lillehammer, where he is fighting against time. On February 23, the world championships in Planica start, which he would like to go to.
Robert Johansson loses feeling in his legs. “Jumping Gets Dangerous”
Due to his ailments, he even began to think about ending his career. – I lose feeling in my foot or leg below the knee and jumping becomes difficult and even dangerous. The ailment comes and goes at different times. This can be during a warm-up, competition or car ride. It is difficult to practice this discipline when the body does not listen to the head one hundred percent – he said in an interview with NRK.
Now Johansson has spoken to the Norwegian newspaper Dagblated. It turns out that in the past he underwent two surgeries for injured back. However, the problems did not go away, and took a new form. – The cause is the sciatic nerve, which is connected to the nerve in the buttocks and knee. It’s obvious when you lose feeling in your leg.
Johansson dreams of World Cup but ‘every day it gets worse’
The athlete still hopes to return to jumping soon. I have good days and bad days. But when I try to compete, it gets worse every day. – This is a test of patience. It’s been a few years of trouble. Back problems turned into nerve problems. I know it takes longer,” he added.
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Despite this, Johansson is trying to regain his fitness in order to compete in the world championships in Planica, which will start in less than two weeks. In his return to the hill, he is strongly supported by his partner Marlene Mesell and daughter Olympia. – They support me a lot. If it wasn’t for them, it would be difficult for me to mobilize. If I had stayed alone, I probably wouldn’t have tried to achieve it.
Source: Sport.PL
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