Shock moment at Ski World Cup: Sarrazin falls hard in Bormio!

Shock moment at Ski World Cup: Sarrazin falls hard in Bormio!

The French ski racing driver Cyprien Sarrazin was brought directly to the neurological intensive care unit of an Italian hospital after a severe fall in the departure training in Bormio. According to information from Radio Herford , a subdural hematoma was diagnosed, which indicates bleeding near the brain. The accident occurred when Sarrazin lost control during a bump and opened with great force on the Stelvio slope before slipping down the slope and landing in the fishing net.

After the incident, Sarrazin's teammate Nils Allegre commented critically about the state of the slopes, which he described as "really bad". He pointed out that this was not respectful of the athletes and expressed concerns about the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in 2026 in Bormio. The Stelvio slope is known for being one of the most difficult and dangerous in the World Cup. The Swiss ski racing driver Marco Odermatt described the conditions this year as particularly challenging, with abrupt transitions from icy to aggressive sections.

World Cup race and success

In the middle of this tragic situation, Cyprien Sarrazin was able to record an important success in another message, which is reported by ski-worldcup . He won a race on the Stelvio slope with a time of 1: 50.73 minutes, which was his second World Cup victory and his first in a descent. In this race, the favorites Aleksander Aamodt left Kilde from Norway and Dominik Paris from Italy, while Marco Schwarz fell from Austria and had to be removed with a helicopter.

The other placements were supplemented in second place by Marco Odermatt (Switzerland) and Cameron Alexander (Canada) in third place (+ 1.23). The top ten were completed by Justin Murisier (Switzerland), Vincent Kriechmayr (Austria) and Mattia Casse (Italy). Nils Allegre, the team -mate of Sarrazin, took the twenty -fiveth place (+ 3.08) in this race.