Alpine skiing
Ski star Sarrazin awake and conscious after operation
After Cyprien Sarrazin’s serious fall during downhill training in Bormio, there is further positive news from the French Ski Association.
After his serious fall during downhill training in Bormio, ski racer Cyprien Sarrazin underwent successful head surgery and is now conscious again. The French association announced on Saturday afternoon that he was awake and his condition was stable. Sarrazin had an operation on Friday evening and was initially still in an artificial coma.
Sarrazin was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma, a hemorrhage near the brain, after the fall. The 30-year-old was then transported away by helicopter and treated in the neurological intensive care unit of an Italian hospital.
He will remain under observation for an indefinite period of time, said the French alpine ski team’s doctor, Stéphane Bulle, in the statement on Saturday.
Sarrazin lost control on a bump during the training run and slid into a safety net with enormous force. The Frenchman caused a sensation last winter and, among other things, won the two downhill runs on the legendary Streif in Kitzbühel. He also triumphed in Bormio.
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Source: Stern
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