US EditionChinese snowboarder taken off on stretcher after scary fall at Olympics
- Snowboarder Jiayu Liu of China fell hard during her final jump in the qualifier round at the Olympics, pausing competition for several minutes.
- Liu, 33, was unable to move and was placed on an emergency sled to receive medical attention.
- Reports indicate that Liu's current ranking is 13th, and she needed to advance one spot to qualify for the finals.
- Medical staff reported that Liu's injury was unlikely to involve her spine and may relate to her head's impact with the snow.
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During her violent fall in the halfpipe qualification, Olympic snowboarder Liu Jiayu did not suffer serious injuries. Investigations revealed no spinal anomalies, as China's state news agency "Xinhua" reported. The 33-year-old ex-world champion is conscious, but is being treated. She herself explained via social media: "Thank you all for the sympathy, just finished the examinations in the hospital, there are no problems, everything is good.
Liu Jiayu fell heavily on Wednesday during the halfpipe qualifications
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A 33-year-old and silver medallist at the Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018, Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu had dropped heavily on Wednesday during the halfpipe qualifyings and hit her head against the snow.
Olympics competition briefly paused after Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu is injured in dramatic halfpipe crash
Latest & Breaking News on Fox News Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu took a serious fall during an Olympic qualifying run Wednesday. Competition at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics was briefly suspended while Liu remained largely motionless on her back in the snow at the bottom of the halfpipe. The toe edge of Liu's snowboard appeared to get caught in the snow, sending her slamming, face-first, into the bottom of the halfpipe.An emergency sled was …
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A snowboarder fell heavily at the Olympics. She hit her head. The fans remained shocked. The athlete was taken to the hospital.
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