Mathieu Warnier, Media365, published on Friday December 27, 2024 at 12:45 p.m.
After dominating the first training session of the Bormio descent this Thursday, Cyprien Sarrazin concluded the second with a very heavy fall requiring his transport by helicopter to a hospital.
It was an image that chilled the blood of everyone present at the foot of the Stelvio. Author of the best time this Thursday during the first training session of the descent scheduled for this Saturday in Bormio, with more than a second ahead of the competition Cyprien Sarrazin was on track to do it again during the second pass this Friday morning. However, while he was in front of the reference mark on each of the first four intermediate times, the skier from Dévoluy made a mistake in the last section of the track which will host the men’s alpine skiing events during the Olympic Games organized in Milan and Cortina in 2026. On a movement in the terrain, the Tricolore were very clearly unbalanced and lost control of their skis. As a result, he flew over a bump only to land several meters further on his back. Sliding at high speed after several bounces, the native of Gap ended his race in the protective nets.
Sarrazin transported by helicopter
This training descent was thus interrupted for almost 30 minutes, in order to allow the necessary time for emergency services to intervene at Cyprien Sarrazin’s bedside. The French skier finally had to be evacuated by helicopter to a hospital near the Bormio resort in order to undergo check-ups. No information on his state of health has yet been communicated by the management of the French team or by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The presence of the double winner in Kitzbühel for the descent scheduled for this Saturday and then the Super-G on the program this Sunday is, however, already very uncertain. An injury would thus put a damper on a promising start to the season on the part of the 30-year-old skier, who had notably sought a good second place during the Super-G organized at Beaver Creek on December 7 behind the untouchable Swiss skier Marco Odermatt.
