Austrian athlete Jakob Mandlbauer was taken off monitor on a stretcher after a nasty crash within the four-man bobsleigh.
Jakob Mandlbauer was taken to hospital after a scary crash (Picture: Getty)
Winter Olympics bobsleigh pilot Jakob Mandlbauer “might be nice” regardless of being taken to hospital following a scary crash in his staff’s second warmth at this time, an Austrian staff official says. Mandlbauer required prolonged therapy and left the Cortina Sliding Centre monitor on a stretcher after a delay of round 20 minutes. The Austrian sled tipped over on the U-shaped Curve 7 and slid down the ice for an additional 30 seconds. Mandlbauer’s three team-mates had been in a position to climb free from the sled as soon as it got here to a cease simply earlier than the end line, however he stayed down and wanted medical consideration.
But it’s understood that the 27-year-old has escaped critical harm. “Jakob is on his method to hospital,” Christoph Iglhauser, the Austrian staff press attache, stated to The Athletic. “He isn’t so dangerous. It is only a verify. Everybody else is okay. No harm, solely a verify. He’ll be nice.” Mandlbauer complained of neck and again ache and was taken away to hospital.
His team-mates Daniel Bertschler, Sebastian Mitterer and Daiyehan Nichols-Bardi watched on beside the course whereas Mandlbauer was handled. All three had been checked trackside and cleared. Volunteers tended to the broken ice on the identical time.
Ben Simons stated on TNT Sports activities’ commentary after the incident: “We have got to hope he is alright, no one likes to see this. They’re going to be getting checked out by the medical workers, they will all have a concussion take a look at.
Germany personal all three prime three podium positions after the second warmth. Johannes Lochner’s staff boast a commanding lead within the standings. Staff GB completed seventh however 0.23s off the bronze medal spot.
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