Obviously, it was a part of the descent from Bormio which would be closely scrutinized this Saturday. The day after the terrible fall of Frenchman Cyprien Sarrazin on Friday in training, the best downhillers in the world launched with a little apprehension on the terrible Stelvio, in Bormio, scene in 2026 of the downhill of the next Olympic Games. winter.
If most of the skiers perfectly negotiated this bump preceded by a compression which had ejected Cyprien Sarrazin, the Swiss Lars Rösti suffered exactly the same unfortunate fate as the Frenchman. He was also “packed” in the compression before losing control of his skis and being sent into the air then falling heavily on his back and head.
Odermatt victim of… his airbag
But, unlike the Frenchman who was airlifted and hospitalized on Friday before undergoing surgery, the Swiss got up and even put his skis back on to go down the end of the slope.
His compatriots shone since five of them ranked in the top 10 including the surprise winner, Alexis Monney, who beat another Helvetian Franjo Van Allmen (+ 0″24). The most anticipated of the delegation, the prodigy Marco Odermatt, finished fifth after almost falling (and seeing his safety airbag accidentally trigger) ahead of Justin Murisier (6th) and Marco Kohler (9th). The podium is completed by the Canadian Alexander Cameron (+ 0″72).
The best Frenchman is Nils Allègre, who took tenth place (+1′26″) after having sharply criticized the Italian organizers the day before, whom he accused of not having sufficiently secured the track.
