Russian skier has spinal surgery

Russian Olympic skicross racer Maria Komissarova underwent 6 1/2 hours of spinal surgery on Saturday after breaking her back in a Sochi 2014 training crash.

The 23-year-old had a metal implant inserted and surgeons said they would not know how successful the operation had been for three or four days.

Her condition was serious but she was in a stable condition, the Russia Freestyle Skiing Federation said, adding she was likely to be taken to a Moscow hospital or go abroad for treatment when it was possible to move her.