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Alpine Skiing - Austrian Lanzinger to lose leg, says federation

Tue Mar 4, 2008 3:13pm IST
 
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VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger will have his left leg amputated after breaking it during a World Cup race in Norway on Sunday, the Austrian ski federation said on Tuesday.

"As a result of irreparable tissue damage an amputation to avoid lasting serious damage is unavoidable," the federation said in a statement.

It said the operation would take place in the next few hours in Oslo.

Lanzinger crashed spectacularly out of his run in the latter stages of the super-G race on the Olympiabakken course and finished in the safety net. He was carried down on a sledge by officials.

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