Injuries and Retirement
Mickel sustained several injuries during his career including a fractured left ankle, ruptured right Achilles tendon and right ankle fracture and a fracture to his right tibia plateau. Although he recovered from each of these setbacks, he announced his retirement from the sport in May 2009 at the age of 31. He had been a member of the British Alpine ski team for 12 years and is now coaching the Scottish Alpine Team.
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