Val d'Isère - moment of shock for Maria Riesch. The skier fell on Mittwochim first practice for the World Cup downhill in Val d'Isère France.
It is still unclear how seriously injured the 24-year-old from Partenkirchen. The ten times World Cup winners suffered a suspected medial ligament strain in left knee, a bruise of the spine and abrasions on his face.
"You can not say how the impact," said Ralph Eder, spokesman of the German Ski Federation DSV to be able to pay for the prospects of Riesch, the super combined on Friday and on Sunday the special departure.
Precaution should X-ray examinations are performed.
"We first have to be happy that is sieselber come with ski down, and probably nothing is Schlimmerespassiert," surmised the former Skireenfahrerin Martina Ertl-Renz.
Riesch After the mountain had come down off the goal, she left with the spokesman Ralph Eder competition area. "Siehat said that it is quite violently overthrown," said Ertl-Renz.Riesch told her that hurt it in the back and left knee slightly moving.
