ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Michelle Gisin was airlifted from the course by helicopter Thursday after crashing hard in a practice run for a World Cup downhill.

Gisin is the third current Olympic champion in the Switzerland women’s Alpine ski team to crash in training in the last month, after Lara Gut-Behrami and Corinne Suter.

The 32-year-old Swiss hit the safety fences racing at more than 110 kph (69 mph) on a cloudy morning at St. Moritz in practice for downhills scheduled Friday and Saturday, then a super-G Sunday.

One of Gisin's skis seemed to catch an edge approaching a fast left-hand turn and she lost control going straight on, hitting through the first layer of safety nets until being stopped by the second.

There was no immediate report of any i

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