Several sources are reporting that former Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger will sue the International Ski Federation over the March crash that led to his left leg amputation, according to his lawyer.

Several sources are reporting that former Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger will sue the International Ski Federation over the March crash that led to his left leg amputation, according to his lawyer.
     In an interview with the Austrian Press Agency, Manfred Ainedter said his client would sue the governing body over an alleged lack of sufficient medical facilities at the race slope in Kvitfjell, Norway.
     Lanzinger's lower leg was amputated in Oslo on March 4, two days after his crash during a World Cup super G race.
     The FIS has denied any negligence in the Lanzinger case. In March, the federation stated that it was the responsibility of local race organizers to ensure that the proper safety standards were met.
     Citing the report by the Munich vascular surgeon Bernd Steckmaier, Ainedter said that no appropriate treatment was available in Lillehammer. He also spoke of incorrect treatment in Oslo.
     "Firstly, the helicopter was not a rescue helicopter. Secondly, the hospital at Lillehammer did not have the expertise to treat such an injury. And thirdly, there was no specialist at the Ulleval University Hospital in Oslo—they had to fly in an Austrian specialist," Ainedter later told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
     A six-hour delay may have been the reason for the decision to amputate, Ainedter said. It remains unclear whether the FIS or local organizers are to blame.
     "This is mainly an issue for FIS, but the case can be widened to include the organizers at Kvitfjell. It depends on how FIS responds," Ainedter told NRK. Ainedter said that FIS has a three-week deadline to respond, adding that the size of the damages was yet to be determined but could be several hundred thousand euros (dollars).
      The FIS announced at the start of the new alpine racing season last week that it was further tightening up its safety requirements.