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The Russian, the victim of a terrible fall during the time trials of the race of the Olympic ski cross, will remain paralyzed from the waist down. Too serious spinal injuries occurring as a result of impact'', who have in fact, undermined the delicate surgery to which it was subjected.
Thursday 6 March 2014 2 minutes reading time
The hopes, reduced since it was understood the gravity of'' happened, ended yesterday, when it came to the official statement of the Russian Ski Federation: Maria Komissarova unfortunately remain paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life. A few, sparse lines, to give confirmation of what had been feared from the first moments after the terrible crash on the track of Rosa Khutor Extreme Park: "Because of the severity of the injury, the functions of the spinal column does not regenerate most. According to the specialists, Masha will move only through a special equipment. "
Moreover, the first diagnosis was merciless: fracture with dislocation of the twelfth dorsal vertebra, and the paralysis that had unfortunately made off as more than a hypothesis''. After a first aid on the spot, made necessary by the severity of the injury'', the skier had been transported in a specialized center in Germany to try to recover the'' use of his legs, but the miracle did not happen.
During his career, Maria Komissarova also boasts a podium in the World Cup (a second-place finish March 10, 2012 in Grindelwald, Switzerland), while in the'' current season his best finish was a sixteenth place in the Italian trial of San Candido.
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