Maj Jepson on her recovery from ACL surgery

I’m back in Florida and getting ready to compete at the Worlds in a few weeks. I love being able to practice in the warm climate and skiing doesn’t get any better with June and Tom on their lake just outside of Orlando.

After an ACL surgery in August 2012 I’ve been spending all year in Denmark working on getting my knee strong and fit for hitting the ramp again. Both in the gym an on the water.

I was hoping to be skiing at a higher level at the moment but a few setbacks changed the timetable a fair bit. Both setbacks came after I started doing singles. Though both me and my physio thought my knee was ready it was more impact than we imagined it would be and I ended up pushing it a little too much too soon.

I’m hitting the ramp again now being very aware of taking small steps resulting in record short jumps.

It’s definetely going the right direction though and I feel stronger and more confident on the water. It’s still a game about right amount of progress and a big amount of patience.

Now it’s time for another ski day and another little step up the latter

Maj in her stokes gear

Maj in Air