After a crash, French skier Alexis Pinturault was taken off the course by helicopter

Six days after becoming a parent for the first time, French skier Alexis Pinturault was involved in a collision during a World Cup super-G race on Friday. He was taken off the course after the accident came about.

Pinturault, who had already won three Olympic medals and was the overall winner of the World Cup in 2021, experienced an accident on landing the Silberhorn jump as he approached the final stretch of the legendary Lauberhorn course in Wengen.

Before he went out onto the snow, he sat back on his skis once more. As he fell down the mountain, his skis became separated, and he continued to slide for almost fifty meters before coming to a rest.

During the time that they were waiting for a helicopter to land near the racecourse and transport Pinturault to a hospital, race personnel wrapped him in a warming cover. The race was delayed for approximately twenty-five minutes. In the race, Cyprien Sarrazin emerged victorious, having finished a few minutes ahead of his French colleague, Pinturault.

In an interview with the Swiss channel RTS, Sarrazin stated, “We know that he was conscious, and that is the most important.”

On the previous Saturday, the 32-year-old Pinturault and his wife Romane became parents to their daughter, Olympe, in the city of Bern, which is the capital of Switzerland. He was scheduled to compete in the giant slalom competition in Adelboden, which is located close. Romane Pinturault is a member of her husband’s entourage and handles media relations while they are apart on their trips.

When Pinturault made his return to racing on Thursday, he raced downhill at Wengen and achieved a career-best placing of eighth. In his lengthy career, he has only sometimes competed in the prestigious speed discipline; nevertheless, he is now concentrating on it and no longer competes in slalom.

One of Pinturault’s 34 career victories in the World Cup was achieved in the super-G category. Additionally, he won bronze in the super-G competition at the world championships that were held in his hometown of Courchevel the previous year.

Matthieu Bailet, another Frenchman, was involved in a collision with a fence along the route, which occurred within sight of the finish line. Bailet quickly stood up and appeared to be unharmed.