Overview
- The 18-year-old Italian secured third in Livigno with 178.25 points behind Canada’s Megan Oldham and China’s Eileen Gu.
- She tore a cruciate ligament in a November training fall on Austria’s Stubai Glacier, putting Olympic participation in jeopardy.
- The Italian federation pursued conservative management to keep her on the start list, with rehabilitation at Turin’s JMedical clinic.
- Tabanelli competed in a titanium knee brace that stabilized the joint but reduced comfort and freedom of movement.
- She says she will undergo ligament surgery after the Olympics, while outlets differ on whether the injury was to her left or right knee.