 He won his first World Cup points the next season, when finishing in 25th position in Adelboden.In the same season, in Bormio he reached his first podium position when he finished in second position at the downhill.In January 1996 he had a severe fall while training on the Streif in Kitzbühel and he suffered a traumatic brain injury and was in a coma for three days, which is why he had to end the season early.