Maier Breaks Leg, May Miss Games at Salt Lake City
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Associated Press
RADSTADT, Austria — Standout skier Hermann Maier broke his right leg in a motorcycle accident Friday and could miss the Salt Lake City Olympics.
The reigning World Cup champion was hurt at the Salzburg ski resort of Radstadt when he landed in a ditch trying to avoid a collision with a car, the Austrian Press Agency reported.
Maier, who also suffered other minor injuries, was rushed by helicopter to the Accident Hospital in Salzburg, where he had surgery.
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