Federica Brignone Sidelined with LCL Strain and Bone Bruise

By Published On: August 13th, 2018Comments Off on Federica Brignone Sidelined with LCL Strain and Bone Bruise

While training on the Zermatt glacier last week in Switzerland, Italian Olympic women’s giant slalom bronze medalist Federica Brignone fell during a run of super-G and has suffered a left-knee injury.

Brignone was immediately tended to on the hill and an MRI was taken at the Aosta hospital back in Italy which showed a small stretch to the lateral collateral ligament of the left knee and a strong bone contusion on the same leg.

A brace will be applied to Brignone’s knee for the next 15 days, during which he will observe a period of absolute rest. The knee will be re-evaluated within two weeks ahead of Brignone’s possible departure for the Italian team’s South America camp, scheduled for August 31st.


Release courtesy of the Italian Ski Federation (FISI).

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