“Alexander Köll in a nasty crash”
“Alexander Köll crashed nasty in the Kitzbühel downhill but were without fractures. “
“Now, he risks, however, to miss the world CUP. “
“– There is a serious crash and an effect on the body which can be akin to colliding with a car, ” says alpinchefen Tommy Eliasson Winter. “
“the Kitzbühel downhill is usually termed as the toughest, and most dangerous, in the world cup. Alexander Köll, who was the only american in today’s race, started well and was on the road against the intercontinental cup competition, but crashed then nasty a piece from the end. “
“Carried away by helicopter.”
“Köll got several knocks before he went into the safety net, but saw still like to be conscious. 28-year-old quickly got a care in the hill and was then taken to the hospital by helicopter.”
“– He’s flugen to Innsbruck. What I heard in the consciousness when he was in the way, “says Tommy Eliasson Winter and continues:”
“– It is like landing on asphalt. It is almost issport as it looks in the hill. It is very hard. Over 100 km an hour fall off and land on the asphalt in a hope to make that all become anxious. “
“”A big bleeding in the hip””
“After the first survey was the doctors, however, state that Köll survived without more serious injuries. “
” He has a lot of pain in the hip. It is a big bleeding, but no fractures. He will remain over night and so they will examine him in the morning so you get to see how serious it is, ” says Eliasson Winter. “
“the world CUP in Åre, beginning as early as about a week and a half for fartåkarna and now the championship in danger of Köll. “
” I’m worried for the world CUP. It is a serious crash and an effect on the body which can be akin to colliding with a car. It is not easy to travel from it so I’m worried for the world CUP. But now that I don have to worry about his health, ” says Eliasson Winter. “
“Sweden’s second farthopp, Felix Monsén, broke the little finger earlier in the week and it is unclear if both fartåkarna will start in the world CHAMPIONSHIPS in Åre, which opened about a week and a half. Also norske fartgiganten Kjetil Jansrud is unsure of the world CUP after a hand injury. “
