Terrible fall: This is how Cyprien Sarrazin is going after the operation!

Terrible fall: This is how Cyprien Sarrazin is going after the operation!

Bormio, Italien - The French ski racing driver Cyprien Sarrazin was seriously injured on Friday, December 27, 2024, during the departure training in Bormio, Italy. In the event of a fall, there was a subdural hematoma, bleeding in the brain. Sarrazin lost control when he was catapulted at a bump and crashed into a fishing net with great force. Immediately after the accident, he was taken to the hospital by helicopter, where successful surgery was carried out to relieve the blood clot on the brain, as the French national skiing team announced. Despite the successful operation, the 30-year-old still remains in the artificial coma to support his recovery underneath, so reports OE24.at .

Sarrazin, who won Bormio on the dreaded Stelvio slope from Bormio last year, was the fastest in the first training session the day before his accident. During the second run in which he was again on the best time course, the accident destroyed its outstanding performance. The French national skiing team, which informed about his illness in a statement, expressed: "The operation went well, but it remains sedated for the time being." Sarrazin had been able to celebrate four victories in the World Cup last season, including three in the departure.

further injuries and outlook on the upcoming races

Another skier, the Italian Pietro Zazzi, was also flown to the hospital after a fall. He sustained fractures of pubic bone and pubic bone and is to be operated on on Saturday in Milan. The departure in Bormio, an important race with regard to the upcoming Olympic Games 2026, is scheduled for Saturday, followed by a Super-G that is to be held on Sunday, such as AP News reported.