The world Cup downhill in Val Gardena was overshadowed by a serious fall, Marc Gisins. According to the “Gazzetta dello Sport” suffered the 30-year-old Swiss a pelvic fracture. Swiss Ski reported that his condition is so stable that it can be flown on Saturday evening with the Rega for further studies in Switzerland. The Association expected on Sunday afternoon accurate diagnoses to Gisins injuries.
Gisin came to a waste-cutter just before the camel humps on a case that was thrown when you jump high through the air and hit the back of the head violently on the hard snow.
Apparently, he wore no Airbag
According to the Italian sports newspaper Gisin wore no Airbag, the voluntary System, which would protect some parts of the body. “Currently, around 40 to 45 percent of the driver to carry him,” said Marco Pastore from the manufacturer company.
The “Gazzetta” compared the fall with the one of Giorgio pianta Nida. The Italians had to finish his career in 1989 after a fall on the Saslong. In the same year, Peter Müller, was thrown down from the camel humps and suffered a tear in a cruciate ligament.
by helicopter to the hospital
Gisin was flown after initial treatment at the track with the helicopter to the nearest hospital to Bolzano. His sister Michelle Gisin said to “look” a few minutes after the fall, Marc had woken up and his condition is stable.
The fall is reminiscent of those of Kitzbühel almost four years ago, in January of 2015. Gisin was overthrown in the Super-G at the mountain edge and had suffered a slight skull-brain Trauma. The consequences of violation of the inner Swiss in the following two winters had – among other things because of insomnia to suffer. (SDA)
Created: 15.12.2018, 12:58 PM
