Bank adds one more serious injury to his long list

By Chris Freud

BEAVER CREEK — After a horrendous crash in the downhill portion of Sunday’s combined race, Czech skier Ondrej Bank was taken to Vail Valley Medical Center with a gash on his face and a serious concussion. According to race organizers, Bank was conscious and moving en route to the hospital and was answering questions. After an unbelievable 14-year-long litany of injuries and illness, the Czech veteran was in the midst of the best season of his World Cup career, having just landed a podium in the Kitzbuehel, Austria, combined race, only his second after a 2007 podium in the Beaver …

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