– He is on his way to hospital. We will release more information when we have a better overview of the status. It will take some time, says alpine manager Claus Ryste to news. Not long before the finish, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde came out crooked in a turn and was unable to recover. He crashed into the side fence and lay motionless. – It is very disgusting to see, says news’s expert Nina Haver-Løseth. The experts got a kick out of it when it really hit. – Terrible to see Aleksander Aamodt Kilde stake out with starting number 11 from the top of the Wengen hill, and after a promising start where he was ahead of leader Marco Odermatt, Kilde started to lose time. As he sped downhill, and the distance to Odermatt increased, Kilde began to make more mistakes, and Viasat’s commentary duo pointed out that Kilde, who has recently struggled with illness, looked tired. Then he crashed badly into the fence – shortly before the finish line. BAD: The experts got a shock when Aleksander Aamodt Kilde went to the ground. Photo: CLAUDIA GRECO / Reuters Haver-Løseth believes Kilde’s illness has affected him, and made him unable to resist the forces towards the end of the descent. – To stand against the forces towards the end is beyond itself. Aleksander is the best trained, so it is clear that he is reduced. It’s not like him to make a mistake like that, says Haver-Løseth. The producer in Wengen quickly avoided showing Kilde, which is common when there may be an ugly injury, but you could barely see that Kilde was moving. – It didn’t look good. Terribly. I hope he is doing well. It’s harder than you’d think going into the net, says former alpine skier Lars Elton Myhre to news. After a while, it became clear that Kilde must be picked up by helicopter. – He is moving, but it is terrible to see. We just have to cross our fingers that it goes well. This is the worst thing about our sport, says Viasat expert Kjetil Jansrud. CARRIED AWAY: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is wrapped before he was transported away from the Wengen hill by helicopter. Photo: CLAUDIA GRECO / Reuters – It’s hard to see. Today is the third race in a row, there are too many, it is demanding for us. He is the strongest physically in the field, so him falling is not good, it is not normal for it to be like that, says the French alpinist Cyprien Sarrazin. He received treatment for many minutes, and the race was interrupted for a total of 28 minutes before it started again. Then James Crawford set out. – Looks like Crawford is affected. He drives as if it were training, says Kjetil André Aamodt. LÅ LENGE: It was clear that there was a strong clash for Kilde. The Norwegian stayed for a long time. Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP The race is still ongoing, and the leader is still Swiss Marco Odermatt. Norwegian Adrian Smiseth Sejersted drove into a provisional 4th place, 2.20 seconds behind Odermatt. Another Norwegian fall Also yesterday there was a nasty fall during the men’s race in the Wengen hill. Then it was the Frenchman Alexis Pinturault who fell badly and was taken away by helicopter. Earlier Saturday, it was dramatic during the women’s race in Zauchensee. Then Kajsa Vickhoff Lie fell badly. The Norwegian 25-year-old made a big impression with second place in Friday’s super-G, but in Saturday’s descent she ended up in the safety net early on. She simply jumped far too far on the trail and couldn’t stay on her feet. The same thing happened to Lie during Thursday’s training session. – It is in the same place as during training, exclaimed news’s commentator, Carl Andreas Wold. Preget Mowinckel In the goal area, teammate Ragnhild Mowinckel stood with her head in her hands. – It looks as if she is crying under her glasses, said Wold. – I think Ragnhild got a real scare. Kajsa is like a little sister to her, continued Haver-Løseth. IMPRESSED: Ragnhild Mowinckel could barely watch when Kajsa Vickhoff Lie fell. Photo: news However, the 25-year-old seemed to be doing well after the fall. She refused to be driven by snowmobile and drove down on her own machine. Sofia Goggia won the race ahead of Stephanie Venier and Mirjam Puchner. Goggia, like Mowinckel, was hit when Lie ended up in the safety net. – I got scared. I hope she is well. It’s never good to fall, says Goggia to news.
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