Overview

• Doctors reinduced his coma after spinal cord swelling emerged and he remains in stable yet delicate condition in intensive care.
• Emergency surgery on his fractured cervical vertebra was performed immediately after his fall from the rings, followed by an initial pharmacological coma.
• Italian and German medical teams are arranging his transfer to Italy for a specialized rehabilitation program once he stabilizes.
• His family and Italian teammates have remained in Essen, leading the men’s gymnastics team to withdraw from the Universiade in solidarity.
• The accident has intensified calls for revising the gymnastics code of points because of concerns that scoring drives athletes toward high-risk exit skills.