Gino Caviezel, the first runner of the Bormio super giant slalom, was taken to the hospital by helicopter. The Norwegian Fredrik Möller won the race, and Elian Lehto’s speed was enough for 27th instead.
Simo Arkko,
Henri Pitkänen
15:10•Updated 15:31
Swiss accountant Gino Caviezel fell seriously in the alpine skiing super giant slalom race in Bormio, Italy.
Caviezel was taken by helicopter to the hospital and the race was suspended for a long time. Caviezel was the first count of the race, but his count ended after about 50 seconds.
Caviezel hit the gate and fell before jumping. He slid down the steep slope for a long way and was left lying on the ground, beckoning for help.
Caviezel is not the first player to be seriously injured in Bormio. The Frenchman who fell during the diving exercises on Friday Cyprien Sarrazin suffered a brain hemorrhage and underwent surgery later Saturday. According to the French Ski Federation, the surgery went well.
In addition, Italy, who was injured in Friday’s training By Pietro Zazzi injuries also require surgical treatment.
Bormio’s slope has received a lot of criticism, and there will also be competition for Olympic medals in a little over a year. According to Finland’s Elia Lehto, the track should not be modified.
– If we start editing, the genre will change. We’ve been doing it the same way for the last 25 years. It has always been difficult and dangerous here, but it is up to us as individuals, Lehto stated to Urheilu on Saturday.
– If someone thinks that they are not ready to count, they are not ready to count. No one is forcing you to be here.
The Norwegian took the first place in Super-g Fredrik Möller with a difference of two tenths to the Austrian to Vincent Kriechmayr. Places 3–6 went to Switzerland after winning Saturday’s diving competition Alexis Monney under.
Lehto was 27th in the final results, losing to Möller by 2.42 seconds.
The women’s slalom competition in Semmering, Austria was won by a Croatian Zrinka Ljutic with a clear margin of 1.75 seconds ahead of Germany Lena Dürrä and Austria Katharina Liensberger. There were no Finnish skiers in the competition.