Month: February 2014

By Timothy Heritage SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian skicross racer Maria Komissarova was flown to Germany on Sunday for further treatment after breaking her back during training at the Winter Olympics and undergoing surgery. Russia's Freestyle Ski Federation said a special flight had been laid on to enable the 23-year-old to be treated at a specialist clinic in Munich, where Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said she would have a second operation. Nobody will abandon Masha." Komissarova suffered the injury during training on Saturday at the Olympic skicross venue at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in the mountains above Sochi. President Vladimir Putin visited Komissarova on Saturday evening to wish her a rapid recovery and called her father by telephone after the skier told him he was extremely worried.

* Skier underwent spinal surgery after training crash * Medvedev and Putin wish her a full recovery (Updates with departure for Germany) By Timothy Heritage SOCHI, Russia, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Russian skicross racer Maria Komissarova was flown to Germany on Sunday for further treatment after breaking her back during training at the Winter Olympics and undergoing surgery. Russia’s Freestyle Ski Federation said a special flight had been laid on to enable the 23-year-old to be treated at a specialist clinic in Munich, where Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said she would have a second operation.

SOCHI, Russia, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Russian Olympic skicross racer Maria Komissarova was in a serious but stable condition on Sunday after breaking her back in a Sochi 2014 training crash and undergoing surgery. “Everything will be done to treat her as effectively as possible and for her rapid recovery,” the Russia Freestyle Skiing Federation said early on Sunday. “Maria Komissarova’s condition, as before, is serious but stable. President Vladimir Putin visited Komissarova on Saturday evening to wish her a rapid recovery and called her father by telephone after the skier told him he was extremely worried.