Explanations of Dainese on the fall of Matthias Mayer

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Following the release & nbsp; & nbsp; Dainese published on its official website and also found on the site of the FIS regarding the explanations of the fall of & nbsp; Matthias Mayer in the men's downhill in the World Cup of & nbsp; Val Gardena on Saturday.

Thursday 24 December 2015 5 minutes reading time

After the fall of Matthias Mayer took place in Val Gardena during the downhill race on the Saslong piste, a group of experts & egrave; met in the headquarters of the Austrian Federation (& # 524; SV) to analyze the 'accident. The meeting was attended by medical staff - Dr. Christian Hais, Professor at the University Clinic of Orthopaedics of Innsbruck, Director of the Laboratory of Biomechanics, and Dr. Miachael Gabl, Medical Director of the Center for Spinal Sanatorium Kettenbruecke Innsbruck, representatives of & # 524; SV and technical Dainese. The findings of the telemetry provided by Dainese were put in relation to the images and the findings of the doctors Dr. Christian Haid & nbsp; and Dr. Michael Gabl, the neurosurgeon who has followed and worked Matthias Mayer. With the 'help of technical Dainese, the dynamics of the fall and the system worn by Mayer were examined carefully, comparing the data collected from accelerometers and gyroscopes the D-air & reg; Ski with images and the consequences of the fall. Medical experts have stated that the trauma suffered by Mayer are the result of the combination of compression forces, rotation and flexion sustained in the fall at high speed & agrave ;. The back protector and electronics were completely intact. Dr. Gabl confirmed that "the D-air & reg; Ski has probably avoided all''atleta further trauma to the chest." Dainese has presented data on the fall, pointing out that the 'impact with the ground & egrave; occurred at a speed & agrave; 109 km / h, generating accelerations up to 13G with repeated and violent impact with the runway (ref. documents attached). G & uuml; GÃ¼nther Hujara, FIS Technical Expert who first rescue the 'athlete after the' incident, said: & ldquo; & egrave Un''indagine depth; It was carried out by the Austrian Federation (& # 524; SV) and by Dainese in collaboration dell''Universit & agrave; Innsbruck. Medical evaluations and biomechanical have shown that the D-air & reg; Ski went wrong and that no member of the D-air & reg; Ski & rdquo ;, specifically the back protector, "has been able to cause this type of trauma." Hujara also added "as happened in the past, the FIS will continue & agrave; to support the 'further development of the D-air & reg; to improve the safety of the athletes." After the confrontation between the experts, & # 524; SV concluded that there is no reason to restrict the 'use of the D-air & reg; Ski by athletes of speed disciplines and has agreed with Dainese to continue to promote technological development dell''innovativo protection system. Pi & ugrave; 1000 activations occurred in the tests on the ski slopes, the ski MotoGP and on the roads every day prove the 'effectiveness of the technology D-air & reg ;. Platform D-air & reg; & Egrave; status dell''arte technology protections applied to dynamic sports, embodying fully the mission of Dainese of making the practice more and more & ugrave; safety.

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