VIDEO. Very big concern around Alexis Pinturault: the impressive fall of the French skier evacuated by helicopter

Le Français a dû être évacué par hélicoptère. MAXPPP et capture d'écran Eurosport

Le skieur français Alexis Pinturault a lourdement chuté vendredi 12 janvier lors du super-G de Wengen en Suisse comptant pour la Coupe du monde de ski alpin et a dû être évacué de la piste en hélicoptère.

The 32-year-old Frenchman, combined world champion last winter, fell after a poor recovery on a jump on the legendary Lauberhorn piste.

"Ouch ouch ouch", we could hear him shouting on the images broadcast by the televisions.

The race was interrupted while Alexis Pinturault was evacuated by helicopter. His fall today risks being synonymous with the end of the season for the skier, father for a few days.

Les images de la grosse chute d'Alexis Pinturault lors du Super-G de Wengen. Le Français est touché au genou gauche ainsi qu'au poignet et n'a pas perdu connaissance. #ChaletClub pic.twitter.com/Y5su5uq7Hd

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Ninth on this same track Thursday

Thursday on the same Wengen slope, he signed the best result of his career in downhill (9th), he who now wants to exist in the premier discipline of skiing.

At that moment, Frenchman Cyprien Sarrazin achieved the best time in this super-G after an impressive entry round. The other favorites, Marco Odermatt and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, must start once the race resumes.