Austrian Snowboarder Crashes, Breaks His Neck, Still Finishes The Race

Austrian snowboarder Markus Schairer showed some toughness on Thursday. He crashed during the quarterfinal of the men’s snowboard cross fracturing his fifth cervical vertebrae...



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chairer, who was in fourth place at the time, fell directly on his back during the quarterfinal race’s second to last jump. His head snapped back and hit the ground, sending his goggles into the air. He remained down following impact.

Schairer fractured his fifth cervical vertebrae, the Austrian Olympic committee said in the statement. He did manage to strap back into his board and belatedly finished the course. He’s expected to return to Austria for further testing and treatment.

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