Horror crash in Bormio: Caviezel fights for his comeback!

Horror crash in Bormio: Caviezel fights for his comeback!

In a dramatic incident during the Super-G race on the dreaded Stelvio descent in Bormio, Swiss skier Gino Caviezel was seriously injured on Sunday. According to information from sportkrone.at, the 32-year-old suffered a shoulder dislocation that still had to be classified in the hospital, as well as a complex injury to the right knee. The accident occurred when Caviezel was the first driver to go into the race with the start number one and crashed shortly before the San Pietro jump. A rescue helicopter was immediately alerted to transport it to the hospital after a long stay in the snow.

As TAG24.de also reported, Caviezel acknowledged his fall by immediately raising his hand to signal help. This happened shortly after the race was interrupted, which underlined the tension -charged atmosphere. The race itself continued, and at the end of the competition, Norwegian Frederik Moeller secured the victory in front of the Austrian Vincent Kriechmeyer and the Swiss Alexis Monney. Before this incident, three other skiers had suffered severe falls in training on Friday, which increased concern about security on this demanding route.

fall series and concern in the ski alpine

The Sunday not only revealed the fall of Caviezel, but also the subsequent cancellation of the French ski star Alexis Pinturault, who declared not to be able to start due to physical and mental exhaustion. This follows the serious head of his teammate Cyprien Sarrazin, who got into a critical Situation as part of the training. The pressure on those responsible for the upcoming Olympics 2026 in Italy is growing, since the recent accidents question the security of the athletes.