Vincent Wieser: Heavy fall in Crans-Montana – But he remains optimistic!

Vincent Wieser: Heavy fall in Crans-Montana – But he remains optimistic!

A shock for the Styrian ski racer Vincent Wieser! The 22-year-old experienced a dramatic fall during the European Cup downhill in Crans-Montana. Wieser merged, overturned several times and crashed through fences until he finally came to rest in the deep snow outside the piste. Despite the horror fall, he gave the all-clear via Instagram: “I’m fine.” However, in the incident he suffered a fracture of the metacarpal bone as well as injuries to his knee and a tear in the patellar tendon, as he reported to the “Kleine Zeitung”. “That’s never good on the descent,” he added, remembering the fall: “If that goes well, then you’re very lucky.”

A bitter setback for the young athlete

This incident comes at a bad time for Wieser, who wanted to finally get started as a “ski professional” this season after graduating from high school in Schladming. He had previously celebrated successes, including a first victory at the European Cup Super-G in Tarvisio, after which he had to cancel his World Cup debut to concentrate on the European Cup races. Everything went according to plan on his debut in Kitzbühel, but the fall in Italy was a bitter setback for the hopes of the young talent, who actually caused a stir with a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in St. Anton. As the “Kleine Zeitung” reported, Wieser fell after the best split times and thus stood out as a serious competitor.

The dramatic development casts a shadow over Vincent Wieser's promising career. The injuries he sustained in that dangerous fall are now raising questions about his return to the slopes. Time will tell how the situation will develop for the talented ski racer and whether he will be able to return to the competition slopes soon.

For detailed information about the incidents and Wieser's injuries, see the report from crown and the analysis of Small newspaper.