Chinese snowboarder and five-time Olympian Liu Jiayu suffered a heavy fall during the second run of qualifying in the women's halfpipe at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday, losing control at her final takeoff and crashing headfirst into the pipe, Xinhua News Agency reported. Medical staff later said Liu was conscious and initial assessments indicated she was unlikely to have suffered a cervical spine injury, with the injury believed to be related to head impact. | Global Times