CRASH COURSE: ATHLETES ARE INJURED IN SPILLS AMERICANS KILDOW, RETROSI ARE AMONG THOSE HURT IN FALLS.Byline: Steve Dilbeck Staff Writer SAN SICARIO, Italy - A U.S. Ski team struggling to get rolling Verb 1. get rolling - start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" bestir oneself, get cracking, get moving, get started, get weaving, get going begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying at the Turin Winter Olympics suffered a new setback on Monday when Lindsey Kildow, a gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize threat in the women's downhill, suffered a bad fall in a Monday practice run. Kildow, 21, escaped serious injury but remained hospitalized overnight for observation, and it was uncertain whether she'll be able to participate in Wednesday's downhill. Monday marked a day of several crashes at the Winter Games
U.S. luger Lu·ger n. A German semiautomatic pistol introduced before World War I and widely used by German troops in World War II. [Originally a trademark.] Noun 1. Samantha Retrosi suffered a concussion and short-term memory short-term memory n. Abbr. STM The phase of the memory process in which stimuli that have been recognized and registered are stored briefly. loss after a frightening spill in her second run of competition, though officials said she was not seriously injured The casualty status of a person whose injury may or may not require hospitalization; medical authority does not classify as very seriously injured, seriously injured, or incapacitating illness or injury; and the person can communicate with the next of kin. Also called NSI. See also casualty status. . Canadian Allison Forsyth's Olympics ended after she crashed and was taken to a Turin hospital, where an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. showed she had torn a ligament in her left knee. And defending Olympic downhill champion Carole Montillet-Carles of France lost control during a jump midway through her run and she slammed into the protective fencing. French officials said she suffered back and rib trauma, but X-rays were negative. Both Kildow and Retrosi were flown by helicopter to a hospital in Turin, about 50 miles down the Alps. U.S. ski physician Bill Sterett said it was uncertain whether Kildow will recover in time to participate in Wednesday's race. Sterett said Kildow suffered severe hip and pelvic bruises after crashing while going about 50 miles per hour. ``She's pretty banged up and she's pretty sore, but she's in good spirits Adv. 1. in good spirits - without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride" in stride and doing pretty well,'' Sterett said. The U.S. ski team was expected to medal in women's moguls and the men's downhill, but was shut out of both opening events. Kildow is a major hope for the American team, having won two downhills on the World Cup circuit this year. She is ranked second on the tour. Kildow posted the course's second-fastest time in Sunday's training session. It's a course that had been altered after several skiers, including Kildow, complained during World Cup events here last season that it was too easy. Retrosi hit the wall near the bottom of her run and appeared unconscious as she slid underneath her sled. Team officials said in addition to the concussion, she complained of knee pain and was also cut on the chin. ``It was a bad crash ... but the bottom line is that she's going to be OK,'' U.S. team leader Fred Zimny said. Steve Dilbeck, (818) 713-3607 stephen.dilbeck(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): Photo: U.S. downhill skier Lindsey Kildow lays in pain after a fallduring practice on Monday. Kildow suffered severe hip and pelvic bruises. Associated Press |
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