French skier Cyprien Sarrazin crashes heavily in downhill training in Bormio |Cyprien Sarrazin crash

French skier Cyprien Sarrazin crashes heavily in downhill training in Bormio |Cyprien Sarrazin crash
French skier Cyprien Sarrazin will have surgery to drain a bleed in his brain after falling while training for the World Cup downhill in Bormio, Italy, the French Ski Federation FFS said on Friday
Sarrazin, who won at the venue last year, was transported to hospital by helicopter after losing control during his second practice run, bouncing off the surface and sliding a long way French media reports said he was conscious after the fall
Following further examinations and the progress of Cyprien's clinical examination, it has been decided, in agreement with the Italian surgeons, to operate on Cyprien this evening in order to drain the subdural haematoma, the FFS said in a statement
French Alpine skiing team doctor Stephane Bulle had earlier said Sarrazin was conscious but remained under surveillance
The 30 year old had set the fastest time on the first training run the day before

Sarrazin won three downhill races in the previous World Cup, along with a Super-G race in January to finish fifth overall