We now know a little more about Cyprien Sarrazin's state of health. The high-alpine skier, who fell heavily this Friday morning during the last training session on the Bormio slope (Italy) before the two World Cup rounds which are to take place there this weekend. “After his fall during Bormio training this morning, Cyprien Sarrazin suffers from a subdural hematoma (intracranial hematoma, Editor's note), he is kept in hospital in neurological intensive care for the moment“, his clan told the media. According to other witnesses on site, the man with five victories over the White Circus, conscious, also complained of pain in one foot. A few minutes later, after this press release other details have arrived where an operation is mentioned.Following additional examinations, as well as the evolution of Cyprien's clinical examination, it was decided in agreement with the Italian surgeons to operate on Cyprien this (Friday) evening in order to drain the subdural hematoma.“
Terrible fall
In these circumstances, the participation of the double winner of Kitzbühel in the downhill this Saturday then in the super-G on Sunday seems highly improbable, even more so in view of the incredible violence of his fall. While he had set the best time on Thursday in the first training session, Cyprien Sarrazin was in the process of achieving the same performance when he flew off after a bump, hit the track heavily before his long slide not end in the net. He was taken to hospital by helicopter after emergency services intervened.
Risky conditions
The years follow one another but are not the same for the Haut-Alpin, winner last year on the same considered as one of the most dangerous on the world circuit with the presence in particular of patches of ice. Did the organizers take too many risks by launching the descenders in these conditions?
