Cyprien Sarrazin suffered a heavy fall in training on the formidable and controversial Stelvio. The Frenchman, who had his first success in a World Cup downhill last year on this same Bormio track, suffers from an intracranial hematoma and will be operated on.
Best time the day before the first training session before the World Cup downhill on Saturday, Sarrazin, who started with bib no. 11, was in the lead at all the intermediates when he fell on the last difficulty of the Stelvio. Unbalanced by the “San Pietro wall”, he lost control of his skis and literally flew off a bump.
The Devoluy skier then bounced violently on the snow, before ending his race in the tarpaulins and protective nets after an interminable slide. Stuck in the protective nets, upstream of the track, he ended up being joined by the emergency services while training was interrupted in chilling silence and all the descenders were wondering about the state of health of “Cyp.”
Intracranial hematoma
After twenty minutes of treatment away from the cameras, the world No. 2 in downhill last winter, was evacuated by helicopter to the hospital in the neighboring town of Sondalo where it was revealed that he was suffering from a “subdural hematoma” according to the French Ski Federation. He is currently hospitalized in neurological intensive care and should undergo surgery to drain the hematoma.
More than three kilometers long with challenging uphill sections, the Stelvio is one of the most difficult tracks on the circuit with its altitude difference of almost 1000m, its 60% average slope and especially its icy surface at this time of year. ‘year.
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