Olympics-Russian skier stable after spine surgery

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.