Moritz Heidegger, who came from Triesen, took part in the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
[1] Two weeks later, the two athletes started on the Olympic Bob Run in St. Moritz.
During the race, the bobsleigh skidded and the track collapsed, as a result of which it overturned several times.
Despite wearing a helmet, Heidegger was severely hit in the back of the head by the bumpers.
The President of the Liechtenstein Federation, baron Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein, immediately drove Heidegger to the hospital in Samedan.