Let’s say right up front that, thankfully, Austrian snowboarder Markus Schairer is OK and “doctors have ruled out serious permanent damage” after he broke his neck in a horrific fall during the quarterfinals at the Olympics on Thursday:
Austrian snowboarder Markus Schairer broke his neck in a crash Thursday, but doctors have ruled out serious permanent damage. https://t.co/JIBxMqwu5w
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) February 15, 2018
Watch the crash here:
Böser Sturz von Markus #Schairer im #Snowboard Boardercross. Halswirbelbruch, aber Ärzte befürchten keine Folgeschäden #PyeongChang2018 pic.twitter.com/iaptkStpYW
— Lukas Zahrer (@ZahrerLukas) February 15, 2018
And then he did the incredible and crossed the finish line under his own power. Via NBC Olympics (full video here, not embeddable):
Amazing.
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