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03/13 08:54 CDT Winter Olympics star Klaebo says he has a concussion from crash
in World Cup race
Winter Olympics star Klaebo says he has a concussion from crash in World Cup
race
DRAMMEN, Norway (AP) --- Norwegian cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot
Klaebo said Friday he sustained a concussion from a fall in a World Cup race a
day earlier but that he was "all good in the hood."
Klaebo, one of the stars of the recent Milan Cortina Games, said he would "take
some days off" to recover after his crash involving U.S. skier Ben Ogden during
on Thursday.
Klaebo posted a photo of himself giving a thumbs-up from a hospital bed, and he
included audio of the Bee Gees disco hit "Stayin' Alive."
"Took a fall yesterday and hit my head pretty hard, but luckily everything is
all good in the hood," he wrote on Instagram.
"Ended up with a concussion so I'll take some days off from both training and
the internet just to make sure everything settles properly. Only got one head,
so have to take good care of it."
Klaebo, who last month set a record for most gold medals (six) won at a single
Winter Olympics, also thanked "everyone who reached out and checked in."
Klaebo's status for the World Cup finals next week in Lake Placid, New York,
was unclear.
Thursday's crash happened in a semifinal heat of the men's sprint competition
in Drammen. Ogden lost his balance and fell across the skis of Klaebo, who fell
backward and hit his head on the snow.
Klaebo's 11 career gold medals is also a Winter Olympics record.
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