Nina Ortlieb, the World Championship silver medalist in the downhill, has suffered another serious injury in the World Cup downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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- Nina Ortlieb had a serious fall in the downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
- Immediately after the fall, she called for help with loud cries.
- She was taken to hospital by helicopter. The diagnosis: fractured lower leg.
According to the Austrian Ski Association, the Vorarlberg native suffered a fracture of the lower leg in her right leg during her fall on the Kandahar.
The 28-year-old speed specialist had just fought her way back for the umpteenth time after breaking her tibia and fibula. Now she is facing her 23rd operation.