Overview
- FISI confirmed the 29-year-old suffered a fracture of the left tibial plateau during a training run on the Leo-Gurschler piste in Schnalstal while preparing for the Sölden World Cup opener.
- Bassino was diagnosed in Merano and is expected to undergo surgery at Clinic La Madonnina in Milan, with reports naming Dr. Andrea Panzeri as the surgeon.
- The federation has not provided an absence timeline, with multiple outlets expecting at least several weeks out and noting uncertainty about her participation in the February 2026 Games.
- Frankfurter Rundschau reported after surgery that the federation indicated a four- to six-month span before Bassino can ski again, a timeframe that would rule out the Olympics.
- The setback compounds earlier losses on Italy’s women’s team, with Federica Brignone still recovering from severe leg and ACL injuries and Marta Rossetti out for the season with an ACL tear.