After head surgery: Sarrazin leaves intensive care unit

French ski star Cyprien Sarrazin appears to be on the road to recovery after his heavy fall during downhill training in Bormio.

02 January 2025

From: dpa

However, he will be out for an indefinite period of time. The 30-year-old's health is stable, the French association announced. Sarrazin has now left the intensive care unit. He is scheduled to return to France on Friday and receive further treatment in the neurosurgical department of a hospital. A long recovery and rehabilitation phase is now beginning, it was said. It is currently unclear how long the speed specialist will be out.

Sarrazin fell on the notorious Stelvio slope in Bormio last Friday and was rescued by helicopter. That same evening he was operated on in an Italian hospital for a subdural hematoma, a bleeding near the brain. He woke up from an artificial coma on Saturday. According to the French association, no other injuries, such as to his knees or feet, were found.

Sarrazin caused a sensation last winter, winning both downhill races on the legendary Streif in Kitzbühel, among other things. He also triumphed in Bormio and Wengen, where the next men's speed races will take place in mid-January.