Vienna-Formula kite Olympic champion Valentin Bontus suffered a cruciate ligament tear in the left knee on Saturday in a skiing accident. The Austrian sailing association announced this on Sunday. Accordingly, the 24-year-old was operated on on Saturday evening in the Hochrum private clinic. The intervention was successful, Bontus already left the clinic. It is the second cruciate ligament tear in the left knee for the Lower Austrian after 2020. (APA, April 13, 2025)