Frenchman Cyprien Sarrazin suffered a heavy fall on Friday during the second training session before the World Cup downhill in Bormio (Italy) which he won just a year ago.
Sarrazin, best time in the first training session the day before, lost control of his skis on a terrain movement in the final while he was in the lead at all intermediate points.
The 30-year-old skier literally flew off a bump and then bounced violently on the slope, before ending his race in the tarpaulins and protective nets after a long slide.
The Frenchman, world number two in downhill last winter and winner of four races last winter, was joined by the emergency services. No information was yet available on his state of health. Reuters indicates, with supporting photo, that he was transported to hospital by helicopter.
A downhill on Saturday and a super-G on Sunday are on the program for the Bormio stage, one of the most difficult tracks on the circuit where the men’s alpine skiing events of the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan Cortina will take place.
