O’Brien’s second run at the 2022 Olympics ended when she crashed near the finish line to the horror of her fellow competitors.
US skier Nina O’Brien saw her chances of medaling in the giant slalom end in frightening fashion.
O’Brien’s second run at the 2022 Olympics ended when she crashed near the finish line, to the horror of her competitors. O’Brien lost control after she clipped one of the final two gates, sending her skis and poles flying. It is feared she suffered a serious leg injury after her right leg bent awkwardly during the crash and she had to be stretchered off.
As O’Brien initially lay with her bottom half motionless, her competitors buried their heads in their hands out of shock and concern.Nina O’Brien crashes during the giant slalom at the Olympics on Feb. 7, 2022.A spokesperson for the US ski team said O’Brien, 24, was “alert and responsive.” “She is very tough and was calm,” the organization said. “She’s a fighter. She was worried about delaying the race. And also she wanted to know how fast she was skiing.”
O’Brien was considered the Americans’ second-best competitor in the giant slalom behind Mikaela Shiffrin,
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