Vienna - Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger plans to take the sport's ruling body FIS, Norwegian organizers and an Oslo clinic to court as he seeks compensation over a crash at a World Cup race in Kvitfjell in which he lost his lower leg. The Austrian Press Agency APA reported on Wednesday that Lanzinger's lawyer, Manfred Ainedter, will press charges in Norway for compensation of "at least 100,000 euros" (129,000 dollars).
The compensation claim comes in the wake of a report from a Munich doctor who said that Lanzinger's left leg had to be amputated below the knee due to a delay in medical treatment.
Lanzinger, 27, crashed during a super-G in Kvitfjell in March. He was first taken to hospital in nearby Lillehammer and then on to a special clinic in Oslo.
Citing the report by the Munich vascular surgeon Bernd Steckmaier, Ainedter said that no appropriate treatment was available in Lillehammer. He also spoke of incorrect treatment in Oslo.
Lanzinger said the claim against all parties was made because it was impossible to determine who was involved to what extent in the string of events around the crash.
The FIS denied any negligence in the Lanzinger case and according to Ainedter has, through its insurer, dismissed compensation claims made last month.
