Sawt Falasteen - Knee injury dashes Schwarz's hopes of World Cup ski crown

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Knee injury dashes Schwarz's hopes of World Cup ski crown / Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI - AFP

Knee injury dashes Schwarz's hopes of World Cup ski crown

SPORTS 29.12.2023

Marco Schwarz's dreams of being crowned men's skiing World Cup overall champion are in tatters after the Austrian was ruled out of the rest of the season due to a serious knee injury.

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The Austrian ski federation issued a statement confirming the 28-year-old Schwarz had torn knee ligaments when he fell in Thursday's downhill at Bormio.

He underwent scans after being taken by helicopter to hospital in Innsbruck.

"After examining the scan, the fears became a sad certainty," read a statement from the federation.

"Schwarz suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament, a torn meniscus and slight damage to the cartilage in his right knee."

Schwarz had targeted the overall crown by declaring he would compete in every race this season -- up to Thursday it had appeared to be paying off.

He went into the race eight points ahead of Switzerland's Marco Odermatt.

The Swiss skier looks set for a third overall title -- with Schwarz ruled out he leads his nearest rival Frenchman Cyprien Sarrazin by 336 points.

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Sawt Falasteen - Knee injury dashes Schwarz's hopes of World Cup ski crown

Knee injury dashes Schwarz's hopes of World Cup ski crown

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