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Kilde was injured and transported away by helicopter after a violent fall
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Next crash in Wengen – Kilde transported away by helicopter
There is another violent fall in Wengen. The Norwegian ski racing star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde crashes into the safety fence at high speed on the Lauberhorn descent. There had been violent crashes in previous races.
There is another violent fall in Wengen. The Norwegian ski racing star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde crashes into the safety fence at high speed on the Lauberhorn descent. The 31-year-old may have been seriously injured.
Norwegian ski star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde fell on the famous Lauberhorn descent and may have suffered serious injuries. The speed dominator of the past few years crashed into the safety fence shortly before the finish on Saturday at high speed and with full force. He was treated for minutes and then taken away by helicopter. The race was stopped for half an hour. At 4,270 meters, the descent in Wengen is the longest in the entire World Cup.
According to the first impression, the 31-year-old, who had previously been in poor health, suffered an injury to his leg. According to ORF, he is said to have broken his lower leg. It was reported that he suffered an open fracture.
It was “terrible” to watch, said Frenchman Cyprien Sarrazin, who was second at the time, to ZDF. The Swiss Marco Odermatt was in the lead at his home game. The 26-year-old local hero ultimately won the 94th edition of the legendary race ahead of Sarrazion (+0.59 seconds). Dominik Paris from Italy completed the podium, but was already almost two seconds behind Odermatt.
The 21-time World Cup winner Kilde took third place in the shortened downhill and in the Super-G in Wengen. There had already been violent crashes in the previous races in Wengen. The Swiss Marco Kohler in the shortened downhill on Thursday and the Frenchman Alexis Pinturault in the Super-G on Friday each suffered serious knee injuries and will be out for the rest of the season.