Italian Dominik Paris, the reigning world champion in the super-G, suffered a season-ending ACL tear in a training crash Tuesday ahead of this weekend’s speed races in Kitzbuehel, Austria.
Paris, a four-time winner in Kitzbuehel, crashed in super-G training not far from the hallowed World Cup venue, slipping into a curve and damaging his right knee. He also suffered a fibula microfracture, according to the Italian federation.
“My season ends here,” he said, according to a Ski Racing translation of a press release. “Unfortunately, while I was sliding the inside ski took too much snow and the ligament broke.