– My body is sore and my face hurts in particular. Quite a headache. Other than that, I’m fine. I think I’ve been damn lucky, says Sondre Ringen to news. During Wednesday’s race in the Continental Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland, things really went wrong for the Norwegian jumper. – I may be mixing things up, but the last thing I remember is that I was waiting for the barrier, got a yellow light – and then I was on my way into the helicopter. That’s what I remember, he explains. SMELL: Sondre Ringen has large wounds on his face after the fall. Photo: Privat Ringen was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Switzerland, but he does not know which city he is in. – So far, I have learned that I have a concussion and a hell of a lot of wounds on my face. I’m quite bloody, says Ringen. Mysterious fall Ringen has participated in several World Cup races, and was most recently in Planica in April. He says that Wednesday’s race was put on hold for 45 minutes after the fall. – It is not every time that you are picked up by helicopter, and it is very rare that there are such long breaks in a show jumping race, he says and continues: – I could probably have expected something worse than what I have experienced. The health personnel on the ground were afraid of both their necks and backs, he emphasizes. But he knows nothing about the case itself. – I have seen video of the jump, and it looks like a normal ski jump. Until I disappear there, and I ended up here. So something has gone wrong in the meantime, he says. The Norwegian coach, Sander Vossan Eriksen, has received some reports about what happened. – I’ve heard that he seemed a little unconcentrated in the landing, and that his left ski cut out, and that he therefore drove his head into the ground, Eriksen tells news and adds: – It was a very stressful situation to be in. I didn’t see the fall , so I was surprised when he didn’t drive across the plain on his skis, says the coach. – Unlucky, but lucky The Norwegian show jumping team is in Germany, and on Thursday afternoon, the Hoppuka starts for the Norwegian men who will try to qualify for the race in Oberstdorf. Four years ago, Ringen himself was in Hoppuka, and he emphasizes that he would much rather have been there than in the hospital in Switzerland. TEAMMATES: Robert Johansson, Halvor Egner Granerud, Sondre Ringen and Daniel-André Tande during RawAir 2023. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB – Not exactly where I should have been, but that’s just the way it is now. Now I’m actually going to catch a flight home at 7 p.m., but it’s a question of whether it’s going to smoke, he says. The ring says that the doctors have checked the pulse, blood pressure and taken eye tests throughout the night. And apparently everything looks good. – From what I understand, everyone was very afraid that it would be worse than a few scrapes on the face and a concussion. Actually, I feel really unlucky, but on the whole I guess I’m really lucky, he says.
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