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Para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson critical after accident Para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson wakes from coma after accident
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Australian para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson has suffered critical neck and Top Australian para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson has woken up from an induced coma after suffering critical neck and spinal injuries in a racing accident in Spain.
spinal injuries in a racing accident in Spain. But his condition has not changed significantly in the past 24 hours, the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) said on Friday.
Robinson was competing at the IPC Snowboard World Cup finals in La Molina on Robinson crashed at the bottom of the first run of his second race at the IPC Snowboard World Cup finals in La Molina on Wednesday.
Wednesday and the accident occurred in the finish area during his first run in The 29-year-old from Melbourne was airlifted to the Parc Tauli Sabadell Hospital in Barcelona, where he underwent surgery.
the event, the Australian Paralympic Committee said. He is now awake and responsive in intensive care, the APC said.
The 29-year-old was treated and stabilised by on-site doctors before being Robinson’s parents and fiancee are on their way to Barcelona and will arrive early on Saturday.
airlifted to the Parc Tauli Sabadell Hospital in Barcelona where he underwent Members of the Australian paralympic team medical staff, as well as the Australian Institute of Sport’s chief medical officer David Hughes, are already on site and monitoring Robinson closely.
surgery. APC’s chief executive, Jason Hellwig, said the organisation was doing everything it could to ensure Robinson and his loved ones receive the support they need.
He is currently in a critical condition. “Our thoughts and best wishes are with Matthew, his family and his teammates as he continues to fight hard in hospital,” he said.
A spokesperson for the APC confirmed Robinson had crashed at the bottom of “The Australian Paralympic Committee continues to work very closely with medical staff on the ground in Barcelona, as well as the Australian Embassy in Spain, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the AIS to ensure our response is well co-ordinated and leaves nothing to chance.”
the first run in his second race at the competition. But she said the The accident occurred one day after he finished fourth in the first men’s first upper limb impairment race for the event.
organisation is not yet aware of further details. Robinson is currently leading the IPC Snowboard World Cup rankings in his category.
The accident occurred one day after he finished fourth in the first men’s This year he has competed in three IPC World Cup events and in January won Australia’s first para-snowboard gold medal at a World Cup meet at Copper Mountain in the US.
first upper limb impairment race for the event. Robinson is currently leading Para-snowboard will make its debut on the Paralympic program when the Sochi Games open on March 7, although Robinson’s classification will not be contested.
the IPC Snowboard World Cup rankings in his category.
This year he has competed in three IPC World Cup events and in January won
Australia’s first para-snowboard gold medal at a World Cup meet at Copper
Mountain in the US.
Para-snowboard will make its debut on the Paralympic program when the Sochi
Games open on 7 March, although Robinson’s classification will not be
contested.