Season over for Solbakken
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ByEurosport
Published 24/11/2006 at 11:58 GMT
Bjarne Solbakken will not race this season following a heavy crash in training on Tuesday. The Norwegian ruptured his cruciate knee ligament while he was preparing for the first transatlantic round of the World Cup season in Lake Louise.
ALPINE SKIING 2006-2007 Lake Louise, AB Bjarne Solbakken
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He was taken to Calgary, where he underwent surgery on the injury, which normally takes between six months and a year to come back from.
The 29-year-old has a solitary World Cup victory to his name, having scooped the 2003 Super-G in Beaver Creek.
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