Heavy fall at Bormio: Ski star Sarrazin with brain hemorrhage in the intensive care unit!

Heavy fall at Bormio: Ski star Sarrazin with brain hemorrhage in the intensive care unit!

Bormio, Italien - shock in the Ski World Cup! The French ski racer Cyprien Sarrazin seriously injured himself during the second departure training in Bormio. A subdural hematoma, a dangerous brain hemorrhage, was found after Sarrazin fell on the hard slope of the Stelvio from a great height. The 30-year-old is now in the neurological intensive care unit of an Italian hospital and still has to be operated on on Friday, as the FIS confirmed. Eyewitnesses report that the fall was so violent that Sarrazin was motionlessly slipped down the slope, especially after a particularly treacherous passage that Marco Odermatt described as the "only struggle for survival". After just 30 minutes, the training continued after his fall, but the incidents were not over yet.

further injuries and criticism of the piste preparation

The Stelvio slope demanded other victims on the same day. The Italian Pietro Zazzi suffered a shin and fabricated broken, while the Swiss Josua Mettler injured his knee. In view of these serious incidents, several athletes expressed sharp criticism of the preparation of the route. Sarrazin's teammate, Nils Allègre, found in an interview that the organizers did not respect the athletes and criticized the uncertain conditions on the slopes. At the same time, Markus Waldner, FIS racing director, rejected the allegations as excessive by emphasizing that it was extremely difficult to prepare a 3.5 km route evenly. "Should we no longer run races?" He asked rhetorically and pointed out that the material of the skiers was brought to the limits of what is possible.

The concern for security on the Stelvio is now greater than ever. Team doctors also warn of the long -term consequences of injuries such as Sarrazins. Gerald E. Wozasek, the Austrian team doctor, emphasized the severity of the hemorrhage, which occurred due to the impact during a fall. "This is not only bleeding, but also the brain tissue was injured," said Wozasek. The incident and the other falls have re -losing the discussion about the dangers and security in alpine skiing, and many are wondering whether such risks for the athletes should continue to be discussed, while the organizers point out the challenges of slopes.