Cyprien Sarrazin is hospitalized after a serious crash on the Stelvio slope, raising concerns about the safety of the 2026 Winter Olympics course.
A French skier had to be airlifted to intensive care after a horror crash in Italy . The 'dangerous' Stelvio downhill piste is set to feature at 2026 Winter Olympics . French standout Cyprien Sarrazin was in intensive care with a head injury after a crash during training for a World Cup downhill race on Friday on the slope set to be used for the 2026 Winter Olympics .
Sarrazin, who won the downhill in Bormio last year, was one of two skiers airlifted to a hospital after crashing and the French ski federation said he was conscious but diagnosed with a subdural hematoma - bleeding near the brain. Shortly after the federation issued the update on his condition, it was decided to operate on Sarrazin on Friday evening 'following further examinations, as well as Cyprien's evolving clinical examination,' according to information provided by the sport's governing body FIS. Pietro Zazzi of Italy was also taken to a hospital by helicopter after a crash. The Italian ski federation said he has 'a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula of his right leg' and was on his way to Milan, where he will undergo surgery on Saturday. The incidents called into question the safety of the fearsome Stelvio slope - the course for next winter's Milan-Cortina Olympics. 'My opinion here is clear, it's that they don't know how to prepare a course,' Sarrazin's teammate Nils Allègre said. 'It's been 40 years that they have been preparing courses, but they don't know how to do anything, apart from dangerous things. 'Maybe it's not something everyone agrees with but it's my opinion and it's deep-seated. It's not right, I don't know what they're trying to prove, but a year ahead of organizing the Olympics, having a course like this - they don't deserve to have the Olympic Games her
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