Little scare without consequences for the Frenchwoman Clara Direz. The 29-year-old skier underwent reassuring medical examinations after suffering head trauma during a fall on Saturday at the end of the Semmering giant in Austria, the French Ski Federation (FFS) said on the X network.
Clara Direz lost her balance at the very end of the descent and fell on her head in the finish area after crossing the line with the 26th time, 3 seconds and 89 hundredths behind the winner, the Italian Federica Brignone. When he fell, his mask even blew off on impact with the snowy ground.
“Clara Direz was taken to hospital following head trauma. All the medical assessments carried out on site are reassuring,” declared the FFS, specifying that the 29-year-old skier from Sallanches “would join the French team at the hotel” on Saturday evening. “It is planned that she will follow an adapted protocol for the coming days,” adds Doctor Stéphane Bulle, doctor of the French alpine ski team, in the press release.
The French clan is definitely experiencing a complicated weekend after Cyprien Sarrazin’s fall on Friday which led the descender to undergo surgery for an intracranial hematoma.
The Semmering giant was also marked by the unusual fall of the Austrian Katharina Huber from the start of the race. She completely missed her start and fell a few meters after the gate, ending her race on her stomach and, to add to her misfortune, her face hit the camera placed on the ground.
