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Michelle Gisin to Undergo Neck Surgery After High-Speed Training Crash in St. Moritz

Swiss-Ski says she is stable with normal limb movement, with wrist and knee checks to follow after her neck is stabilized.

Overview

  • Two-time Olympic combined champion Michelle Gisin, 32, was airlifted after losing control at over 100 km/h and striking safety netting during downhill training.
  • She was flown to Zurich for surgery on Thursday after on-slope treatment, and officials said she did not lose consciousness.
  • Gisin is the third Swiss 2022 Olympic gold medallist hurt in training in about a month, following Lara Gut-Behrami’s season-ending ACL tear and Corinne Suter’s lower-leg injuries.
  • The St. Moritz weekend features downhills on Friday and Saturday and a super-G on Sunday, which Gisin had targeted to start a shift toward speed events.
  • Lindsey Vonn’s training run was paused for medical response on Thursday after she posted the top time in Wednesday’s first practice.