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Russia's glamorous Olympic skier Maria paralysed after fall

New Delhi: Olympic freestyle skier and Russian pin-up girl Maria Komissarova has no feeling from the waist down after breaking and dislocating her spine during training in Sochi.The skicross racer was taken to a hospital

PTI Updated on: February 28, 2014 7:17 IST


Komissarova, who won silver in a World Cup medal in ski cross in 2012, was the face of Russian Freestyle Skiing leading up to Sochi. She is ranked 33rd in the current World Cup standings and recovered from a leg injury last year to qualify for the Olympics.

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