'Sled head' and 'skier’s thumb': The common injuries at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Winter Olympic athletes face high injury rates, yet some of the most common injuries go unnoticed. View on euronews ...
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Broken legs, skier’s thumb and ‘sled head’: just some of the injuries risked by Winter Olympians

The sports featured at the Winter Olympics defy gravity and physics. Many competitors move at breakneck speeds down steep, snowy inclines or careen across icy surfaces in a bid to set world records ...