American skier Tommy Ford was airlifted to a hospital after crashing in a World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, on Saturday.
Ford fell through a gate, his helmet smacking the ground, and tumbled for three seconds toward netting at the bottom of the course in the first of two runs.
Ford talked to emergency responders when loaded into a helicopter, according to U.S. Ski and Snowboard. There is no word yet on the extend of his injuries.
Ford, 31 and a two-time Olympian, is the top U.S. male GS skier. He won a World Cup GS at Beaver Creek, Colo.