LIVIGNO, Italy — Snowboarder Jiayu Liu of China took a brutal fall on the final hit of her second qualifying run that paused the competition for several minutes as medical staff attended to her at the bottom of the halfpipe.
Liu, 33, was not able to move before being put into an emergency sled.
Liu was in 13th and needed to move up one spot to qualify for finals. She caught an edge on her final jump and crashed hard on her left arm and shoulder, bending backward and somersaulting through the bottom of the pipe, the Associated Press reported.
Chinese outlet Xinhua Sports reported medical staff said Liu’s injury was unlikely to be her spine and that it may have been related to the impact her head made with the snow.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.