World Cup in Kitzbühel
Fall on Streif: Ski ace Pinturault rescued by helicopter
There was already a serious fall in the Super-G in Kitzbühel. It hits a former world champion and veteran from France. This one had just made a comeback.
Former overall World Cup winner Alexis Pinturault fell badly during the Super-G in Kitzbühel and was flown away by helicopter. The French ski racer twisted his knee in the accident. There was initially no diagnosis after Pinturault’s fall. The 33-year-old tore his cruciate ligament in a fall in Wengen last season and then made his comeback this winter.
At the finish of the legendary and infamous Streif, Pinturault’s wife Romane was waiting for her father with their daughter in her arms – when he fell, his wife put her hand over her mouth in shock.
Odermatt: “It didn’t look good”
“It’s extremely painful if you know a little bit about Alexis’ story,” said Swiss leader Marco Odermatt at the time on ZDF. “He’s one of the nicest people on the tour. I wish him nothing but the best – but that didn’t look good.” At the scene of the accident on a left-hand bend near the Seidlalm, other drivers had already had problems before the three-time world champion Pinturault.
As every year, the topic of safety was particularly in focus in Kitzbühel. Drivers, officials and experts are puzzling over how racing can be made less dangerous. The descent on the Streif is on Saturday (11.30 a.m./ZDF and Eurosport).
dpa
Source: Stern
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