Vincent Wieser: Serious fall in Crans-Montana-but it remains optimistic!

Vincent Wieser: Serious fall in Crans-Montana-but it remains optimistic!

Tarvis, Italien - A shock for the Styrian ski racer Vincent Wieser! The 22-year-old experienced a dramatic fall during the European Cup departure in Crans-Montana. Wieser threaded, overturned several times and crashed through fences until he finally came to lie outside the slopes in the deep snow. Despite the horror fall, he gave the all -clear via Instagram: "I'm fine." However, in the incident, he suffered a break in the metabolism and injuries to the knee and a tear in the patella tendon, as he reported to the "Kleine Zeitung". "It never goodbye in the departure," he added and remembered the fall: "If that goes well, then you are good luck".

A bitter setback for the young athlete

This incident comes at an unfavorable time for Wieser, who finally wanted to start as a "ski professional" after his Matura in Schladming this season. Before that, he had already celebrated success, including a first victory at the European Cup super-G in Tarvis, after which he had to cancel his World Cup premiere to concentrate on the European Cup races. In his debut in Kitzbühel everything went according to plan, but the fall in Italy was a bitter setback for the hopes of the young talent, which actually caused a sensation with a bronze medal at the Junior World Cup in St. Anton. As the "Kleine Zeitung" reported, Wieser fell after the best intermediate times and was therefore a serious competitor.

The dramatic development throws shadows on Vincent Wieser's promising career. The injuries that he caught up in this dangerous fall now raise questions about his return to the slopes. The time will show how the situation for the talented ski racer will develop and whether he can soon go back to the competition slopes.

for detailed information on the incidents and Wieser's injuries, see also the report of Krone and the analysis of Kleine Zeitung .