"Two-time Olympic champion Michelle Gisin has been airlifted from the course after crashing hard in a practice run for a World Cup downhill. The 32-year-old Swiss skier hit the safety fences racing at more than 110km/h (69mph) on a cloudy morning on Thursday at St Moritz in practice for the downhills scheduled for Friday and Saturday, followed by a super-G on Sunday."
"One of Gisin's skis seemed to catch an edge approaching a fast left-hand turn, and she lost control, going straight on and hitting through the first layer of safety nets until being stopped by the second. There was no immediate report of any injury. Television pictures showed Gisin conscious, lying by the course with scratches and cuts on her face as medics assessed her."
"Gisin is the third current Olympic champion in the Swiss women's Alpine ski team to crash in training in the past month, after Lara Gut-Behrami and Corinne Suter. Gisin, who won gold in Alpine combined at the past two Winter Games, is currently the veteran leader of the Swiss women's speed team because of injuries to her fellow 2022 Beijing Olympic champions."
Michelle Gisin crashed during a World Cup downhill practice in St Moritz while racing at over 110 km/h, hitting safety fences and being airlifted from the course. One ski appeared to catch an edge approaching a fast left-hand turn, causing her to lose control and pass through the first layer of safety nets before being stopped by a second. Television images showed her conscious with scratches and cuts while medics assessed her. There was no immediate report of any injury. She is the third current Swiss women's Olympic champion to crash in training this month amid injuries to teammates Lara Gut-Behrami and Corinne Suter, leaving Gisin as the veteran leader of the Swiss women's speed team.
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