Injury updates from Cortina and Wengen

In the challenging ladies’ super G race on Monday, 19 racers failed to cross the finish line. While most escaped unscathed, Italy’s Daniela Merighetti, Switzerland’s Dominique Gisin, and France’s Marion Rolland unfortunately suffered injuries in high speed crashes.

Merighetti had high hopes in the super G after finishing third in the downhill on Sunday. She lost control and unfortunately crashed into a gate mid course, breaking some teeth and her jawbone which required surgery.

The 33-year-old Italian will sit out the St. Moritz speed races but still hopes to participate in the upcoming Vail-Beaver Creek World Championships.

But Dominique Gisin will most likely miss the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. After her spectacular crash, the Olympic downhill champion underwent medical examinations in Zurich which revealed a tibial head fracture in the right leg. Such an injury normally requires a six-to-eight week recovery.

Reigning downhill world champion Marion Rolland crashed into the nets and injured her knee. She was transferred to France for further medical examinations. The 32-year-old had just made her comeback onto the World Cup after recovering from an ACL injury, but it appears she has a torn ACL once again.

On the men’s circuit, eight racers didn’t make it through the finish line in Sunday’s downhill race in Wengen.

While most got up and left the race slope unharmed, Italian Peter Fill Fill was not as lucky and suffered a shoulder injury during his fall. A CT and MRI scan confirmed the Italian suffered a compound fracture to the humerus in his left shoulder. He underwent surgery and is expected to miss at least the next month of competition, including the World Championships.

Release courtesy of FIS