Skier Bode Miller has surgery after World Championships crash

    Updated 0206 GMT (1006 HKT) February 6, 2015

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    Tina Maze celebrates winning her third medal and second gold at this year's Alpine World Ski Championships following her Alpine Combined success.
    Photos: Alpine Skiing World Championships 2015
    Tina Maze celebrates winning her third medal and second gold at this year's Alpine World Ski Championships following her Alpine Combined success.
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    Maze prevailed by 0.22 seconds, with Austrian duo Nicole Hosp and Michaela Kirchgasser taking silver and bronze respectively.
    Photos: Alpine Skiing World Championships 2015
    Maze prevailed by 0.22 seconds, with Austrian duo Nicole Hosp and Michaela Kirchgasser taking silver and bronze respectively.
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    The Slovenian is attempting to become the first women to win five individual medals at a single World Championships. Lasse Kjusin of Norway in 1999 is the only man to achieve the feat.
    Photos: Alpine Skiing World Championships 2015
    The Slovenian is attempting to become the first women to win five individual medals at a single World Championships. Lasse Kjusin of Norway in 1999 is the only man to achieve the feat.
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    Bode Miller had been setting the fastest run of the day before crashing and severing a hamstring tendon at the World Championships.
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    Alpine Skiing World Championships 2015 – Bode Miller had been setting the fastest run of the day before crashing and severing a hamstring tendon at the World Championships.
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    Miller, 37, won Olympic gold at Vancouver 2010 and is a four-time world champion. The race, on February 5, had been his first since returning from back surgery.
    Photos: Alpine Skiing World Championships 2015
    Alpine Skiing World Championships 2015 – Miller, 37, won Olympic gold at Vancouver 2010 and is a four-time world champion. The race, on February 5, had been his first since returning from back surgery.