Alexis Pinturault victim of a heavy fall in Kitzbühel and HélicPorte

The 33 -year -old French skier had already been the victim of a serious injury in January 2024 and had resumed competition this winter. He suffers in particular from a bone contusion and a lesion of the internal meniscus.

The curse continues for French skiers. After the serious injury this winter of Cyprien Sarrazin this winter, and that also of the descender of Blaise Giezendanner in Wengen (Switzerland) last week, Alexis Pinturault was helicoptered after having dropped heavily, Friday, January 24, during the Kitzbühel superg (Austria) . On the legendary but perilous Threatenthe skier of Courchevel was unbalanced on a curve at the very beginning of the route, before finishing several tens of meters lower in the safety nets.

He got up for a few seconds but was quickly placed on a stretcher before being evacuated by helicopter at the hospital in the Austrian station. Alexis Pinturault had already been the victim, in January 2024, of a fall during the super-G of Wengen, causing a rupture of the cross ligament of the left knee, requiring a long rehabilitation. This season, he had so far decided to limit himself to giant slaloms and the super-g of the World Cup.

The diagnosis fell a few hours later. “Alexis suffers from a large bone contusion of the internal tibial plateau with associated fracture as well as a lesion of the internal meniscus of the anterior cross ligament, announced the French ski federation (FFS). He will be repatriated to France where he will be taken care of by the doctor of the French ski teams. “

This sector of Threatenvery verglated, also caused the fall of several other skiers including the French Florian Loriot, also evacuated as a helicopter, and Matthieu Bailet. The first competitor to start on Friday morning, the Austrian Lukas Feursin also dropped in this turn as well as the Italian legend and the world champion of the specialty in 2019, Dominik Paris.

“Florian Loriot was helicopter at the Saint-Johann hospital, where he made an imagery assessment which turns out to be normal, said the FFS. However, he suffers from a concussion and will be kept under observation tonight. “