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Ivica Kostelić (CRO) was operated successfully this afternoon in Basel (SUI). The doctors removed one part of the right knee medical meniscus. The good news are that knee and cartilage are in a good shape. Kostelić wants to come back at the World Cup races in Kranjska Gora (SLO).

World Cup win despite injury?

Ivica Kostelić (CRO) is the big winner of today's Super Combined in the Olympic dress rehearsal in Sochi (RUS). His impressive victory ahead of Beat Feuz (SUI) also earned Kostelić the title in the Combined World Cup. Having clinched victory three times in four races the Croatian has now made things clear in this particular World Cup ranking. Kostelić has also increased his lead in the overall World Cup at the same time. Today's race, however, also had a negative consequence for the best skier in the world at the current time: Kostelić may have injured a knee joint.

Lena Dürr belongs to the generation "Sochi 2014" in the Alpine squad of the German Ski Association. In this exclusive interview the 20-year-old talks about her improved performance in Slalom, her potential in the speed disciplines and shares with us how it is possible to make it to the top in the world of skiing even if you have not grown up in the mountains.