I don’t have live access to the latest updates right now. Here’s what I can tell you based on the most recent widely reported items I recall:
- Lais Souza is a Brazilian athlete who transitioned from artistic gymnastics to freestyle skiing and was critically injured in a Park City, Utah, skiing accident in 2014. She underwent multiple surgeries and remained in critical condition with limited or no movement in her limbs at that time, and her prognosis was reported as long-term with uncertain outcomes.[2][3][4]
- In subsequent years, there were reports about her continuing rehabilitation and pursuing treatment options, including stem cell therapies and other experimental approaches, with varying degrees of progress but no definitive public record of a complete recovery as of the latest widely available summaries in 2018.[5]
- There are historical profiles and updates from Brazilian Olympic medical staff and international outlets that repeatedly emphasized the uncertainty of long-term outcomes and the ongoing nature of her recovery efforts.[4][2][5]
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After a skiing accident left Lais Souza paralyzed from the chest down, she simply wanted to survive. Now, after four years of rehabilitation and resourcefulness, the Brazilian Olympian is still fighting, but with a different goal in mind.
www.espn.comUniversity of Utah Health Care and Team Brazil condition update on Lais Souza
healthcare.utah.eduA Brazilian gymnast who was expected to compete in freestyle skiing at the Sochi Olympics is unable to move her arms or legs and can't breathe on her own after she hit a tree while skiing in Utah this week, doctors said Thursday.
www.espn.com.sgAfter a skiing accident left Lais Souza paralyzed from the chest down, she simply wanted to survive. Now, after four years of rehabilitation and resourcefulness, the Brazilian Olympian is still fighting, but with a different goal in mind.
www.espn.com.auA Brazilian gymnast who was expected to compete in freestyle skiing at the Sochi Olympics is unable to move her arms or legs and can't breathe on her own after she hit a tree while skiing in Utah this week, doctors said Thursday.
www.espn.co.ukLais Souza, a former Brazil gymnastics Olympian turned Winter Games freestyle skiing hopeful, was seriously injured in a training accident in Park City on Monday, according to the Brazil Olympic Committee.
www.deseret.comA Brazilian gymnast who was expected to compete in freestyle skiing at the Sochi Olympics is unable to move her arms or legs and can't breathe on her own after she hit a tree while skiing in Utah this week, doctors said Thursday.
www.espn.com.auAerials skier Lais Souza, a two-time Olympic gymnast for Brazil, is unable to move her arms or legs in a Utah hospital after a skiing training crash Monday.
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