Overview
- FISI confirmed that 17-year-old Big Air world champion Flora Tabanelli injured her anterior cruciate ligament after a failed landing during training at Austria’s Stubai Glacier.
- Reports from the federation suggest Tabanelli has chosen not to undergo surgery for now because an operation would rule out Olympic participation, leaving her status uncertain.
- Sofia Goggia told RaiRadio2 that Federica Brignone could be back on skis by late November after severe April leg and knee injuries, introducing cautious optimism about her Olympic bid.
- Marta Bassino sustained a tibial plateau fracture at the World Cup opener in Sölden and Marta Rossetti has an ACL tear, with both effectively out of Olympic contention.
- The cluster of injuries clouds Italy’s prospects for its home Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina, with final decisions hinging on recovery progress in the coming weeks.