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Doctors delay Albrecht's wake-up from coma

Swiss skier has been in an induced coma since crashing on Jan. 22

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Image: Daniel Albrecht
Albrecht injured in big crash
Daniel Albrecht lost control and flew through the air for about 40 yards before coming to a stop near the finish line.

INNSBRUCK, Austria - Doctors slowed down a procedure to wake Swiss skier Daniel Albrecht from an induced coma Monday because of a complication affecting his lungs.

The 25-year-old Albrecht has been kept unconscious with brain and lung injuries following his World Cup downhill training crash in Kitzbuehel, Austria, on Jan. 22.

Doctors had to remove liquid from Albrecht's lungs which resulted from an infection of the organ, the hospital where he is being treated said in a statement.

The complication led to a slight delay of the wake-up procedure, which was started Saturday and would normally take up to three or four days, the Innsbruck University hospital said.

Albrecht's brain injury remained without any complications, the hospital added.

Albrecht, who won two World Cup races this season, was the 2007 super-combined world champion. His successor is to be determined in Val d'Isere, France, later Monday.

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