Skier injures head in accident

Vienna - Austrian Nordic combined skier Alfred Rainer was being kept in an artificial coma at a hospital in Innsbruck after suffering severe head injuries from a paragliding accident. Rainer crashed from 20m above the ground and suffered a craniocerebral injury, a bruised lung and several broken leg bones, the Austrian Ski Federation said on Friday. The accident occurred in his hometown of Maria Alm in the province of Salzburg, the federation said. The 20-year-old Rainer won two bronze medals at last year's junior world championships in... [read full story]