LIVIGNO, Italy — Snowboarder Jiayu Liu of China took a brutal fall on the final hit of her second qualifying run that paused the competition for several minutes as medical staff attended to her at the bottom of the halfpipe.
Liu was in 13th and needed to move up one spot to qualify for finals. Liu was not able to move before being put into an emergency sled.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: China's Juayu Liu injured after snowboarding halfpipe crash at Olympics