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Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff suffers broken back after high-speed crash

Belle Brockhoff suffered a broken back after a crash at a Snowboard Cross World Cup race in Gudauri, Georgia, on Saturday.
Examinations revealed a fracture of the L1 vertebrae, with no neurological damage, according to a statement from the Australian Olympic Committee.
Brockhoff will be evacuated to Greece for surgery and is expected to stay there for two weeks before returning to Australia.
Brockhoff expressed that she is in good hands and stated that surgery will likely happen Wednesday or Thursday.

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