Austrian Snowboarder Breaks Neck in Crash at 2018 Olympics

Austrian Snowboarder Breaks Neck in Crash at 2018 Olympics
Markus Schairer suffered a serious injury on Thursday. Camerson Spencer, Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Markus Schairer, an Austrian snowboarder, broke his neck during a crash in the Winter Olympics.

Schairer broke the fifth cervical vertebra in his neck when he crashed his snowboard during the men’s snowboard cross quarterfinals Thursday, Feb. 15, Yahoo Sports reported.
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