Cyprien Sarrazin: Skier leaves intensive care after horror crash
2025-01-02
Category: sports

French skier Cyprien Sarrazin has left intensive care after successful surgery to drain a bleed on his brain following a fall in training.Sarrazin, 30, was airlifted to hospital after losing control while training for the World Cup downhill in Bormio, Italy, on Friday. He had surgery the same day to reduce an intracranial haematoma."His state of health is stable. He was discharged from intensive care and admitted to a care unit," the French Ski Federation posted on X on Thursday."The rest of the medical assessment (foot and knee pain) is very reassuring and, despite the violence of the impact, no other injuries have been noted."The length of his unavailability is currently undetermined."Several skiers have suffered injuries at Bermio over the past week, with the slopes set to host some events at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.On Friday, Italy's Pietro Zazzi was airlifted to hospital after a crash and had surgery, while Swiss skier Josua Mettler sustained knee injuries in a crash on the same day.Swiss skier Gino Caviezel suffered a serious crash during the World Cup Super-G in Bormio on Sunday and was airlifted to hospital.The men's alpine skiing events at the 2026 Olympics will take place in Bormio, while the women's races will be held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, five hours away by car.