Ski star Katharina Liensberger relies on stappone: “A real boost in my rehab!”

Ski star Katharina Liensberger relies on stappone: “A real boost in my rehab!”

A serious injury can throw even the strongest athletes off track. For two-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist Katharina Liensberger, that challenge became reality at the beginning of 2026: after a training crash and a complex knee injury, everything suddenly changed. Surgery, rehab, uncertainty and at the same time, an unshakable determination to come back stronger.

 

Precision meets trust

In this sensitive phase, the intelligent stappone sensor insoles played a crucial role. Together with her support team at the Olympic Center Vorarlberg, cutting-edge technology was used in a targeted way to optimally support the healing process.

Physiotherapist Manuel Hofer describes the added value vividly:
“During partial weight-bearing, the insole was an excellent biofeedback tool to make optimal use of the allowed load. It also enabled us to measure the actual forces acting during leg press training.”

Especially in the early stages of rehab, finding the right balance is key: not too much, not too little. This is exactly where the stappone insoles provide objective data that creates confidence.

 

Making progress visible

Another key to success was precise gait analysis.
“The pressure distribution in the healthy leg was different from that in the injured leg. The butterfly shape in the digital analysis software made this immediately clear at a glance,” explains Hofer.
“What was particularly exciting was that the analysis also revealed subtle improvements that are not visible to the trained eye alone.”

This combination of technology and therapeutic expertise made progress measurable and, above all, tangible.

 

Katharina Liensberger training with the support of stappone insoles.

 

Liensberger: “The insoles are precise, reliable, and motivating”

For Katharina herself, the sensor insoles were also a decisive factor:
“The stappone insoles were a great component of my rehab. Especially during the partial weight-bearing phase, they helped me develop a better sense of the permitted load and stay safely within limits.”

She adds:
“I was able to see progress that you can hardly feel yourself and that gave me even more confidence and trust in my body again. For me, the insoles were a real plus in rehab: precise, reliable, and motivating.”

 

Innovation that moves

For Peter Krimmer, co-developer of the stappone technology, this is exactly the core of the vision:
“It’s incredible to see how our sensor insoles can support athletes during such a crucial phase. When technology not only measures but also creates safety, motivation, and confidence, that’s when it becomes truly valuable.”

 

More than just rehab

Katharina Liensberger’s story clearly shows that rehab is more than healing, it’s a journey back to one’s own body. With the right tools, this path can be made not only safer, but also more efficient and motivating.

That’s exactly what stappone stands for: intelligent solutions that get people moving: step by step, back to strength.