In a message published on social networks this Thursday, January 2, the French Ski Federation wants to be reassuring regarding the state of health of Cyprien Sarrazin. The French skier, victim of a heavy fall during the World Cup stage in Bormio, could be repatriated to France as early as “this Friday”.
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The days are progressing and the news from Cyprien Sarrazin is reassuring. The French Ski Federation (FFS) published a message on social networks this Thursday, January 2, concerning the state of health of the Dévoluy skier. Hospitalized since December 27 in Italy after a heavy fall in training, the tricolor could be repatriated to France at the end of the week.
The images of his fall moved the world of alpine skiing and well beyond. During training on the Stelvio, a track renowned for its dangerousness, Cyprien Sarrazin lost his balance before violently hitting the track. Evacuated by helicopter, he was hospitalized in a neighboring town of Bormio.
Since then, the French Ski Federation has communicated regularly on the evolution of his state of health. Successfully operated on to resolve his intracranial hematoma, Cyprien Sarrazin left the intensive care unit and was transferred to a care unit.
MRI performed on December 31″leave alone consider repatriation to France this Friday January 3 and hospitalization in the neurosurgery department of the Médipole de Lyon“, revealed Doctor Stéphane Bulle, doctor of the French alpine ski team.
Reassuring news, just like the rest of the medical assessment concerning his knee and his foot. “Despite the violence of the shock, no other lesions were noted.“, explains Dr. Bulle.
If the French Ski Federation is quite optimistic, particularly given the violence of the shock, it remains more reserved about the coming weeks and months of Cyprien Sarrazin. No date has been set for his return to skis.
“A long period of recovery and then rehabilitation is now underway and the duration of his unavailability is currently undetermined.“, explains the FFS in this same message published on social networks.
For the first time since his heavy fall, the skier from Dévoluy communicated about his state of health on his Instagram account by relaying the message from the French Ski Federation.
