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1 week ago

Liensberger to miss Olympics after latest serious skiing accident

Austria's 2022 Olympic slalom silver medallist Katharina Liensberger will miss the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after suffering a serious knee injury in a training crash. The Austrian Ski Association said Liensberger would have surgery on Friday after medical examinations revealed a fracture of the tibial plateau, a torn meniscus and a medial collateral ligament injury in her right knee. Austrian media said the 28-year-old slalom specialist's season was over after the crash in St Michael a month before the Olympics start in Italy.
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2 months ago

FIS Announces New Safety Measures Following Death of Matteo Franzoso - SnowBrains

FIS announced comprehensive safety reforms — audits, stricter protocols, mandatory protective equipment, education programs — after multiple downhill training fatalities, including Matteo Franzoso.
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