Everything had however started well for Victor Muffat-Jeandet and his number 21 this Saturday.
The Frenchman, back from an injury that deprived him of the Games last year, took 7th place in the first round of the Adelboden giant in Switzerland.
Alas, during the second race, he crashed very, very heavily.
The Savoyard lost his balance, and his head hit the ground violently.
He ended his fall, held back by the safety nets on the edge of the runway, with his face and hand bleeding.
The medical assistance team quickly intervened and evacuated him on a stretcher.
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Victor Muffat-Jeandet ajoi rajusti ulos Adelbodenin suurpujottelussa.
Muffat-Jeandet kuljetettiin pulkalla pois rinteestÀ kaatumisen jÀlkeen.
Toivotaan, ettĂ€ tilanteesta selvitÀÀn ilman suurempia vammoja.đ#ViaplayTalvi pic.twitter.com/AHHulwJIQA
â Viaplay Urheilu (@ViaplayUrheilu) January 7, 2023
The French skier suffered wounds to his nose and hand, as well as a concussion.
During the intervention of the emergency services, the race had to be interrupted for a long time, causing the concern of the spectators shocked by the violence of the images.
Victor Muffat-Jeandet was then airlifted to Bern hospital.
He was coming back from injury after a big fall last year
He was "successfully operated on for a broken nose", according to the French Ski Federation.
The 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in combined, 33, "will be repatriated" during the day to France for an "additional examination" of his left knee, still according to the FFS.
He was to take part this Sunday in the Adelboden slalom and is replaced by LĂ©o Anguenot, 16th in the giant on Saturday.
A year ago, almost to the day, Muffat-Jeandet had already suffered a terrible fall.
During the Zagreb slalom, he fractured his right leg fibula, which deprived him of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.