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Sarrazin 'Confident' of Racing Return After Near Two-Year Absence

The French skier said he is close to racing after a long rehabilitation and an encouraging training camp in Argentina.

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The 32-year-old, a two-time winner of the historic Kitzbuehel downhill race, added he did not want to be at the starting line in the US "just for the sake of it". The Copper Mountain resort in Colorado is hosting a super-G on November 28 and a giant slalom a day later. Sarrazin suffered serious head injuries after crashing into safety netting during a practice run ahead of a race at Bormio, Italy, on December 27, 2024. Fortunately he did not suf…

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A victim of a serious intracranial hematoma in December 2024, the French skier could be at the start of the super-G of Copper Mountain (United States) on November 28The French skier Cyprien Sarrazin, victim of a steep fall almost two years ago, said Monday "rather confident" in the possibility of being at the start of the Coupe du monde de ski alpin de Copper Mountain (United States), on 28 and 29 November. "All the seers are in the green" in vi…

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It's been almost two years since he suffered a serious head injury while training for a downhill in Bormio and nearly lost his life. Star French downhill skier Cyprien Sarrazin has now announced that he is set to return to the World Cup. He told a press conference in Paris that he will compete in the American leg of the series, which is scheduled for late November and early December.

The French ski racer Cyprien Sarrazin is "more or less confident" that he will return to the World Cup at the end of November in the USA.

French skier Cyprien Sarazen, who suffered a particularly bad fall almost two years ago, said Monday he was "rather confident" he would compete in the World Cup race at the US ski resort of Copper Mountain in late November, AFP reported.

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Le Temps broke the news in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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