Canadian skier seriously injured during training accident

SNOWBASIN, Utah (AP) -- A member of the Canadian Alpine skiing team was seriously injured in a training accident Friday morning and was airlifted to a hospital in Salt Lake City.

David Anderson, 22, from Rossland, British Columbia, had multiple fractures to his arms and legs and a possible head injury, said Jess Gomez, a spokesman for LDS Hospital. He was conscious and alert, Gomez said, but in serious condition.

"He was warming up for the Super G on the race hill and he hit a cable from a grooming machine," said Joze Sparovec, leader of the Canadian Alpine team. "Right now everything is uncertain."

Friday was an off day in the Alpine program. The men's super giant slalom is scheduled for Saturday.

Anderson finished 38th in the downhill last Sunday. The Super G was scheduled to be his final race at the Salt Lake City Games.