Head and neck injuries at Tommy Ford are not serious

In the final meters of the giant, the American skater descended to the ground with only three doors to complete his descent. A very ugly fall, it slid several meters across its neck and shoulder, until it collided with the side barriers. Ford was lying in the snow, and after his fall, all the alarms went off, as he appeared to be not moving.

Fortunately, after a few hours, the US team itself confirmed that Ford’s head and neck injuries were minor and that he would recover well, pending a final examination of one of his injured knee in his body drop.

In addition, he also reported that he quickly regained consciousness in the snow and that he spoke with medical staff before a helicopter ferried him to the nearest medical center.

Tommy Ford is the fifth seed in Giant discipline and this season, his best result in the World Cup was the second place he achieved in Giant SBab Katerina Valforfa (Italy).