It was in the eighth final against home run Federica Brignone that the accident occurred. Aline Danioth hurt her right knee and then looked to self-lie down to interrupt the race. The Swiss was taken from there on stretcher with the help of medical personnel.
"Unfortunately, it is certainly a cross band," SVT's expert Pernilla Wiberg said yesterday.
Danioth was examined at a hospital in Zurich, where doctors found that the anterior cruciate ligament is broken, and that she had damage to the meniscus.
This was the first time the alpine ladies ran a parallel race in a big slalom.
Frenchman Clara Direz, who had never been better than seven in the World Cup, won the competition. Elisa Mörzinger, Austria, came second and Marta Bassino, Italy, finished third.