Drama in toboggan paradise: German is seriously injured at World Cup!

Drama in toboggan paradise: German is seriously injured at World Cup!

A serious tobogganing accident brought a German in mortal danger on Thursday evening on the high -racks. The 41-year-old left a ski hut with friends around 9:30 p.m. when the tobogganing rolled off without him. In order to catch up with the lost tobogganing, the men got on the slope 33 closed to tobogganing operation. There was a tragic collision with the rim of the slopes, which led to serious injuries to the man. A tourist skier who observed the incident immediately provided first aid and alerted the rescue workers. The accident was brought to the UKH Salzburg with a rescue helicopter, while the police were further investigated, such as the Kleine Zeitung reported.

drama at the tobogganing World Cup

The same place is about the exciting start for the German toboggan teams at the World Cup in Whistler, Canada. On the same day, when the accident happened, Max Langenhan and Julia Taubitz won the first mixed season at a World Cup and thus written history. They prevailed against teams from the USA and Austria and got the gold medal. However, David Nößler experienced a personal drama in the competition: the athlete, who had only suffered a midfoot break in January, fell on the home stretch and caused a disqualification of his team. His pain prevented him from operating the touchpad, which led to his partner could no longer start. Despite the dramatic incident, Nößler described participation in the race as challenging, and Taubitz spoke pleased with the gold start on the World Cup weekend, such as Sportschau reported.

In addition, the Austrian team secured the gold medal in the mixed-two-seater competition, while the German teams won silver and bronze. This impressively shows the strength of the racing tobogganists at an international level despite the personal challenges they have to overcome on the slopes.