French skier Cyprien Sarrazin crashesheavily in downhill training in Bormio |Cyprien Sarrazin crash

French skier Cyprien Sarrazin crashes🔴heavily in downhill training in Bormio |Cyprien Sarrazin crash
French standout skier Cyprien Sarrazin was in intensive care with a head injury after a crash Friday during training for a World Cup downhill race on the slope set to be used for the 2026 Winter Olympics

Sarrazin was one of two skiers airlifted to a hospital after crashing, and the French ski federation said he was conscious but diagnosed with a subdural hematoma bleeding near the brain

He will remain hospitalized in Italy under neurological intensive care, the federation said

Pietro Zazzi of Italy was also taken to a hospital by helicopter after a crash

The incidents called into question the safety of the fearsome Stelvio slope the course for next winter's Milan Cortina Olympics

My opinion here is clear, it's that they don't know how to prepare a course, Sarrazin's teammate Nils Allègre said It's been 40 years that they have been preparing courses, but they don't know how to do anything, apart from dangerous things

Maybe it's not something everyone agrees with, but it's my opinion and it's deep seated It's not right I don't know what they're trying to prove, but a year ahead of organizing the Olympics, having a course like this they don't deserve to have the Olympic Games here

Sarrazin won the downhill in Bormio last year and was fastest in the first training session Thursday

The 30 year old Frenchman was on course for another good time in Friday's second session when he appeared to hit a bump and lost control as he was catapulted into the air, landing on his back and sliding a long way down before being brought to a halt by the safety netting on the side