Overview
- At Milan’s Galeazzi Hospital, CT, MRI and maximal exercise tests were normal before an electrophysiological study found an atrial conduction anomaly, the Italian federation said.
- The minimally invasive ablation was described as completely successful, with discharge scheduled for Thursday and routine rechecks in about two weeks.
- FISI’s timetable rules him out of the next World Cup stage in Kontiolahti on March 5–8, and reports say Otepaa and the Oslo finale are unlikely as he has declared his season over.
- Giacomel said he stopped during the Olympic mass start while leading because he was struggling to breathe and move, calling it the worst feeling he has experienced.
- The 25-year-old is a mixed-relay Olympic silver medallist and multiple World Cup winner who sits second overall, 37 points behind France’s Eric Perrot.