A World Cup competition in the downhill at Val Gardena in Italy was Saturday overshadowed by a nasty accident.
The swiss skier Marc Gisin lost control and crashed it on the way down the saslong cableway-piste.
He landed hard on the side and back, and he was lying on the ground without moving.
A rescue helicopter retrieved the 30-year-old Gisin, and flew him to the hospital, after he had received the treatment in almost half an hour.
A helicopter flies Marc Gisin at hospital, which hopefully soon coming good news. Photo: AP
the Scope of Gisins damage has not been published.
Past: His sister, Michelle has just said the following to the swiss Blick:
– Marc is alive, and his condition is stable. He was unconscious for a long time and is on the way to the hospital in Bolzano. We hope for the best, but right now we don’t know more.
Schweizeren comes from a skisportsfamilie. Both of his sisters, Dominique and Michelle Gisin, have had great success on the slopes.
Dominique Gisin won gold at the winter OLYMPICS in Sochi in 2014, and Michelle Gisin took a gold medal in the combined ahead of american Mikaela Shiffrin at the OLYMPICS in Pyeongchang earlier this year.
Marc Gisin also at the winter games in south Korea, but he does not yet have an OLYMPIC medal on the cv.
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