bMore falls occurred at the Ski Flying World Cup in Planica, Slovenia. Italian Giovanni Bresadola flew 226 meters in the team competition on Saturday, but then fell after the jump. His left knee lost stability immediately after jumping and the 23-year-old hit his head at high speed.

Bresadola initially remained lying down and was treated by paramedics at the exit of the huge facility. After a break of about ten minutes, the team continued flying. “The knee doesn't look good. Because of the way he ended up lying down. I wish him all the best and I hope it's not too bad,” said the German ski jumper. Karl Geiger in ZDF in a first reaction.

Zajc also falls badly

Shortly after, the Slovenian Timi Zajc also fell, who was unable to make a flight of 242.5 meters. Zajc had the support of his assistants, but he was able to abandon the race on his own. They were not the first falls at the end of the season.

The Kazakh Sergei Tkachenko, the American Casey Larson and the Finn Eetu Nousiainen were already beaten on Thursday. Nousiainen suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in a fall during qualifying.

The German athlete Luisa Görlich, who fell on a normal slope, underwent surgery in Munich after breaking her cruciate ligament, as announced this Friday by the German Ski Federation. “The operation went very well and I hope the athlete can begin his rehabilitation soon. We hope that Luisa will return to ski jumping as soon as possible,” said sports director Horst Hüttel.