breaks neck

Austrian snowboarder Markus Schairer broke his neck during the men’s cross quarterfinals at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Thursday, reports NPR. Schairer fractured his fifth cervical vertebra during the fall, according to a statement from the Austrian Olympic Committee shortly after the accident. “The good news: Neurological impairments are not present, consequential damage can currently be ruled out,” wrote the committee. […]