FILE PHOTO - Sweden's Anna Holmlund skies during the women's qualification round at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup in Are, February 13, 2015. REUTERS/Marcus Ericsson/TT News Agency
(Reuters) - Olympic ski cross bronze medallist Anna Holmlund is conscious and communicating with her family, over five months after suffering serious head injuries in a training crash, the Swedish Ski Federation said on Thursday.
The 29-year-old was injured in a training crash in Italy in December and remained in a coma for a long time, but she is now conscious and working hard on her rehabilitation, Swedish ski team doctor Jakob Swanberg said on the federation's website.
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