Belle Brockhoff: Australian snowboarder suffers broken back after high-speed crash
CNNCNN — Three-time Winter Olympian Belle Brockhoff was rushed to a Georgian hospital with a broken back after a serious crash at a Snowboard Cross World Cup race on Saturday. “Currently our medical team are working with the medical emergency service personnel and the hospital in Greece to ensure that Belle receives the best care possible,” Olympic Winter Institute of Australia CEO Geoff Lipshut said. “Belle is in good spirits, and I am very pleased that her partner has been able to fly to Greece to support her during this time.” The snowboarder – who became Australia’s first woman to win a snowboard cross World Cup in the 2015-16 season – only recently returned to competition after fracturing her wrist late last year. Brockhoff previously tore her anterior cruciate ligament in a crash at the 2017 World Championships and competed at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games without an ACL.
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Aussie world champion Belle Brockhoff suffers broken back in snowboard World Cup
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