Austrian SBX champ released from hospital

By Associated Press Published: Feb 1, 2010 at 11:41 AM PST
Austrian SBX champ released from hospital
Max Schairer of Austria, is transported after being injured in the snowboarder X men's semifinal run at the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain outside Aspen, Colo., on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — World champion snowboarder Max Schairer of Austria has been released from the hospital after a nasty wipeout in the Winter X Games snowboardcross semifinals Saturday that left him with a mild concussion.

He also fractured his ribs and bruised his chest.

Schairer, the 2009 champion who is scheduled to compete at the Vancouver Olympics next month, got tangled up in a wreck involving several of the six riders in a race over a tight course filled with turns and jumps.

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