Overview
- The 26-year-old French cross-country skier posted graphic photos from hospital showing a long back scar, CT images and a heavy cast on her left leg.
- Doctors told her a portion of the L4 vertebra fractured at a site involving spinal nerves, noting surprise that she can still move her legs.
- Surgeons in Grenoble stabilized her spine with eight screws, according to the reports citing her Instagram updates.
- France’s team doctor told L’Équipe she is able to walk and that full performance could return in about six months.
- Dolci says she will not compete this winter, and coverage indicates she will miss the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics after her birthday paragliding crash.