"The operation that Federica Brignone underwent at the La Madonnina clinic in Milan following the fall was concluded this evening." This was announced by the Fisi (Italian Winter Sports Federation), after the fall this morning of the ski champion during the second run of the women's giant slalom at the Ski Area Lusia in Val di Fassa, valid for the Italian Championships.
"The operation, which was a complete success, was performed by the President of the Fisi Medical Commission Andrea Panzeri," the federation reports. With a negative development: " The rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament was also highlighted, which will be evaluated in the coming weeks ." Brignone will have to face a long period of convalescence, with the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at risk.
«The giant slalom world champion in Saalbach 2025 and fresh winner of the World Cup will begin her rehabilitation process in the next few days». The operation for Federica Brignone «was necessary for the reduction and synthesis of the multi-fragmentary displaced fracture of the tibial plateau and the head of the fibula of the left leg , in addition to the ligament repair of the medial compartment of the knee».
(Unioneonline/r.sp.)