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The fast start of the women’s alpine skiing in Val d’Isere began with a shock for the ÖSV: According to initial investigations, former Super-G world champion Nicole Schmidhofer is likely to tear a cruciate ligament and a collateral ligament in a bad fall on the descent has strained his left knee. The Styrian was transferred yesterday to the Hochrum clinic near Innsbruck. The victory in the race, which was affected by several falls, went to the Swiss Corinne Suter. She beat the Italian Sofia Goggia and the American Breezy Johnson. Nina Ortlieb became the best Austrian in fifth (+0.97).
Schmidhofer flew into the net at over 100 km / h on the lower leg of the course, cut through it with his skis and got stuck between two nets. This made recovery difficult, but at the same time prevented the runner from being thrown into the forest.
Schmidhofer, who had already contracted the corona virus this year and, according to his own statements, continues to suffer long-term effects, was conscious during first aid and then made a radio message that Ortlieb received, among others. “I was relieved when I heard her. She said you can attack,” said the Vorarlberg woman.
At the same point, among others, the winner of the Italian World Cup Federica Brignone fell. For today’s start (10.30am) and Sunday Super-G (11am), the danger zone must be deactivated.
