Alexis Pinturault Crash Video | Alexis Pinturault knee injured after crash in Kitzbuehel
The French team clarified that Pinturault had suffered a “significant bone bruise on the medial tibial plateau, along with a small fracture and an injury to the medial meniscus”.
Waldner said Friday’s racing had left him with the “same feeling like my colleagues, mixed feelings, not super happy with so many crashes”.
“The reason? A combination of reasons,” he said.
French ski star Alexis Pinturault is airlifted from the slopes following terrifying crash that saw him tumble 50 meters… just six days after he became a dad for the first time.
Two-time alpine combined world champion was airlifted to hospital after falling on the Silberhornsprung jump with the French Ski Federation saying he “did not lose consciousness”.
Alexis Pinturault a été l’un des quatre Français à chuter vendredi. Il souffre d’une fracture au plateau tibial du genou droit. À 34 ans et 12 mois après une grosse blessure au genou gauche, la question sur la suite de sa carrière va se poser
➡️ https://t.co/3nYnsn5W2N pic.twitter.com/FhexPeG95V— L’ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) January 25, 2025
The French Ski Federation released a statement later on Friday, saying, “After a fall during the Wengen Super G, Alexis Pinturault suffered a left knee (injury) and has pain in his wrist. He was airlifted to Interlaken to undergo examination. He did not lose consciousness.”
Following his fall during the super g in Kitzbühel,
Alex Pinturault was immediately airlifted to the hospital where he underwent examinations on his right knee.
Alexis suffers from a large bone contusion of the internal tibial plateau with associated fracture as well as an injury to the internal meniscus. No ACL injury.
He will be repatriated to France where he will be taken care of by the doctor of the French Ski Teams.
Alexis Pinturault Crash Video
Les images de la grosse chute d’Alexis Pinturault lors du Super-G de Wengen. Le Français est touché au genou gauche ainsi qu’au poignet et n’a pas perdu connaissance. #ChaletClub pic.twitter.com/Y5su5uq7Hd
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Alexis Pinturault was airlifted after a crash in Kitzbühel’s World Cup Super-G, sustaining a serious knee injury with a tibial plateau fracture and meniscus damage.
His teammate, Florian Loriot, also required airlifting after a fall at the same turn, impacting the French skiing team significantly. Swiss skier Marco Odermatt took the victory amidst difficult conditions, where only 14 out of the field finished the race due to poor visibility.