Tommy Ford, what a relief: there is "only" a knee injury after Adelboden's terrifying fall

In the evening, confirmation from the US federation: no major injury to the head, damage to the joint is evaluated. Season over for Juliana Suter, who fell on the finish line of the St. Anton descent: left knee crusader knocked out for the Swiss.

Saturday 9 January 2021 3 minutes reading time

A huge sigh of relief. Already excellent news had arrived, after a couple of hours of fear about his condition, when it was known that Tommy Ford had regained consciousness even before the helicopter transport, once he disposed of the enormous impact that the American giant had suffered falling in the final of the first heat of the second giant from Adelboden. Terrible minutes for everyone, then as the hours went by the worry lessened, with the winner of the giant Beaver Creek 2019 recognizing the people closest to him. In the evening, a tweet from the US federation confirmed the stability of the situation, informing that Tommy did not suffer major damage to his head and neck, while a knee injury is being assessed. It is very likely that Ford's season is over today, but that doesn't matter considering the risk involved. Vintage 2020/21 that ended at the finish line of the women's downhill in St. Anton for Juliana Suter: the unfortunate Swiss sprinter, in fact, fell badly after finishing her trial and the damage to her left knee is definitely important: rupture of the cruciate ligament front and collateral stretching, with the 22-year-old in the red-cross team B who will undergo surgery already on Sunday, at the Balgrist university clinic in Zurich.

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