Austrian Markus Schairer suffered a fracture of the fifth cervical vertebra after a fall in snowboard cross Thursday at the 2018 Winter Olympics, according to ESPN.com.
The 30-year-old is reportedly in stable condition.
Schairer was in his third run in Pyeongchang, South Korea, hoping to earn a spot in the semifinals, but he fell during the event and sustained the serious injury.
Schairer ranked 17th out of 40 qualifiers in the seeding round before taking third out of five in his u215b finals. Unfortunately, he couldn't finish the quarterfinal run that also included eventual gold-medalist Pierre Vaultier and silver-medalist Jarryd Hughes.