Lais Souza fighting for life

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A Brazilian gymnast who was due to compete in the freestyle skiing competition at the Sochi Olympics is fighting for her life after hitting a tree during a recreational skiing session in Utah.

Lais Souza, 25, is unable to move her arms or legs and can’t breathe on her own following the accident which occurred on Monday. …

Doctors haven’t declared Souza paralysed, but admit there’s a possibility of permanent damage.

“She dislocated a vertebrae near the top of her spine,” said Dr. Andrew Dailey, a neurosurgeon with University of Utah Health Care. …

Gymnast Lais Souza fighting for life after accident

(via Brigid Couch Gymnast McCarthy)

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