MOSCOW (Reuters) - Freestyle skier Maria Komissarova has returned to Russia from a German clinic to continue her rehabilitation after breaking her back in training at the Sochi Olympics.
The 23-year-old, who became the first Russian woman to win a World Cup medal in ski-cross, was left paralysed from the waist down and has undergone two operations. She suffered the injury on Feb. 15 during training at the PSX Olympic skicross venue at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.
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