Reports are that Lais is improving, little-by-little.
Lais Souza, Brazilian gymnast turned freestyle skier, was injured after a training accident in Salt Lake City. She has suffered severe damage to her spine leaving her without movement in her arms or legs. The 25 year old previously helped her team qualify and compete in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. …
Souza was skiing with her Canadian coach Ryan Snow at Park City and it is known she was wearing a helmet at the time of injury. …
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Like most everyone, I assumed Lais was injured training Aerial Skiing for the Olympics. The video hints at that.
Actually she ran into a tree on a warm-up run.
One of the biggest names in Winter Olympic sport, Shaun White, was injured training in Sochi. But says he should still be able to compete.
SAFETY should be the #1 priority at the Winter Olympics.
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