Swiss Olympic skier Gino Caviezel, 30, is airlifted to hospital after serious crash in Italy in latest incident on slope set to be used at 2026 Winter Games

Swiss skier Gino Caviezel was airlifted to hospital after suffering a serious crash during an event in Italy on Sunday. Swiss skier Gino Caviezel was airlifted to hospital after suffering a serious crash in Bormio Caviezel was the first to descend during the World Cup downhill race but he quickly lost a ski On Friday, French skier Cyprien Sarrazin was one of two competitors airlifted to hospital after crashing on the Stelvio course, where he won the downhill last year. Italy's Pietro Zazzi was also airlifted from the course following an incident while Swiss competitor Josua Mettler sustained injuries to both his knees while training. Cyprien Sarrazin was also airlifted for urgent treatment after crashing on the same course Sarrazin was placed in intensive care and underwent surgery to drain a bleed near his brain 10 riders from the top 40 on the World Cup start list were missing from the event due to injury while four athletes also decided not to take part at short notice.