Italian skier Peter Fill will miss the first three months of the World Cup season with a groin injury, putting his participation in the Vancouver Olympics at risk.
Fill was injured in a fall during training in Argentina last month and was evaluated by Dr. Sakari Orawa in Finland on Wednesday, the Italian Winter Sports Federation said.
Fill will undergo surgery Thursday to repair a torn tendon and the federation said it will take four months for him to return to racing, placing his comeback in either late December or early January. The World Cup season begins in Soelden, Austria, on Oct. 24-25.
The 27-year-old Italian won the silver medal in super-G at the world championships in Val d'Isere, France, last season. He also won a downhill in Lake Louise, Alta., for his first World Cup victory, and finished 10th in the overall World Cup standings.
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