Injured Italian Goes Home for Surgery

Italian skier Luca Cattaneo, his left Achilles’ tendon torn after a dramatic spill in the downhill, flew home to undergo surgery.

Giovanni Caldaroni, who heads the medical staff of Italy’s Olympic team, said the 25-year-old skier will need about three months to recover from the injury.

“We are confident to have Luca back on skis by the start of the next season,” Caldaroni said.

Cattaneo boarded a direct flight Saturday from Tokyo to Italy, where tendon repair surgery is scheduled early next week--either in Milan or near his home in Bergamo.