Big concern for Alexis Pinturault. The French skier fell heavily on Friday during the super-G in Wengen, Switzerland, counting for the Alpine Skiing World Cup. The three-time Olympic medalist had to be evacuated from the track by helicopter. Combined world champion last winter, Pinturault fell after a poor recovery on a jump on the legendary Lauberhorn piste.
“Ouch ouch ouch”, we could hear him shouting on the images broadcast by television. The race was interrupted for around 30 minutes while Alexis Pinturault was taken care of. The Frenchman suffers from knee and wrist injuries, according to The Team.
His fall today risks being synonymous with the end of the season for the skier, who has been a father for a few days. Thursday on the same Wengen slope, he had signed the best result of his career in downhill (9th), he who now wants to exist in the premier discipline of skiing.
For the moment, Frenchman Cyprien Sarrazin has achieved the best time in this super-G after an impressive round of entry. The other favorites, Marco Odermatt and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, must start once the race resumes.