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Horror falls in the Super-G: the driver hits the safety fence headfirst - helicopter in action twice

2021-02-28T14:34:48.217Z


The Super-G in Italy was overshadowed by a horror crash on Sunday. The Norwegian Kajsa Vickhoff Lie was transported away by helicopter.


The Super-G in Italy was overshadowed by a horror crash on Sunday.

The Norwegian Kajsa Vickhoff Lie was transported away by helicopter.

Val di Fassa - An absolute horror fall caused a sensation at the Super-G * on Sunday.

The Norwegian Kajsa Vickhoff Lie fell badly and had to be transported by helicopter.

Alpine skiing: Horror falls in the Super-G - bad injuries

Spectators and colleagues held their breath when the 22-year-old Norwegian fell.

Lie tilted it, then picked it up, and hit a safety fence head first.

The race had to be interrupted for a long time.

To make matters worse, her skis did not come off in the fall, which is why the athlete twisted her legs.

Lie screamed out loud in pain and then had to be taken away by helicopter.

According to SID information, she suffered a fractured tibia and fibula.

Horror fall in the Super-G: Schneeberger also falls badly

But this should not have been the only fall of the day: Later, the Austrian Rosina Schneeberger also fell in the upper part of the route.

Schneeberger got stuck with a ski in a gate and also landed in the safety fence.

She also had to be removed by helicopter.

According to initial information, she is said to have broken a lower leg.

For the German downhill runner-up world champion Kira Weidle it was only enough in the curvier speed discipline, which she did not like so much, in 24th place 16th World Cup victory a little comfort.

Second was the Swiss world champion Lara Gut-Behrami (+0.59), who took the small crystal ball for the overall victory in this discipline for the third time.

Third was her compatriot Corinne Suter (+0.72).

The German hope for a medal also burst at the Nordic World Ski Championships.

(rjs with dpa) * merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

Source: merkur

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