Swiss bobsledder in recovery following emergency surgery
Swiss bobsled athlete Sandro Michel is recovering from emergency surgery, his team said Wednesday, after a training crash that has left some sledders considering whether it's safe or appropriate to compete in World Cup races this weekend. Michel was the brakeman at the back of a four-man sledge piloted by Michael Vogt that crashed on Tuesday during training. He was tossed from his seat and was still on the ice when the vehicle slid back down the icy chute. The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation said Michel was "run over by the bobsleigh, which was uncontrollably sliding back from th...