(Feb 15) SALT LAKE CITY - JOHN MARCHESAN (tsn.ca) Canadian skier David Anderson is in a Salt Lake City hospital following an accident at Snowbasin on Friday.
Anderson was involved in a collision with a Snowcat while on course. Initial reports say his injuries are not considered life threatening.
The Rossland, B.C. native has been airlifted to Latter Day Saints hospital in Salt Lake City with injuries to his ankle, hamstring and back.
Anderson, who finished 38th in the men's downhill, was scheduled to compete in the upcoming Super-G race this Saturday.
It's unclear whether or not an official practice was underway at the time of the crash.
“WE ARE THE BEST pair in the world,” Sikharulidze told Reuters Television. “We feel that we skated good enough to be the Olympic champions.”
“In reality I am a sportsman,” Sikharulidze said. “I am not a guy who wants to steal a medal from somebody.
“It’s not our business. I feel we are strong enough to be Olympic champions.”
Later, the couple appeared on Larry King Live, 24 hours after the Canadian duo had also been guests on the nationwide cable TV talk show.
Sikharulidze said: “Yes I made a small mistake in my free program but the judges gave small (low) marks for technical merit.
“(The Canadians’) technical marks were higher than ours were. But there are two marks, technical merit and artistic impression and we had higher marks for artistic impression. That’s why I don’t understand what’s going on, why there’s such a big scandal from nothing.”
Berezhnaya said: “We have looked again at how we skated and we think we are the winners and that we deserve the gold medal.”