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Olympic halfpipe champion Iouri Podladtchikov suffers nasal fracture in X Games crash

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Olympic gold medalist Iouri Podladtchikov suffered a head injury in a crash during the men’s snowboard halfpipe final at the X Games on Sunday night.

Podladtchikov, 29, crashed on the final hit of his second run in the halfpipe in Aspen, Colo.

In a statement, the X Games said CT scans were negative for a brain or neck injury but that Podladtchikov suffered a nasal fracture.

“He is alert and conversing and will be kept for observation,” the statement said.