abdomen

Eventually, this can cause the appendix to rupture, allowing the infection to spread within the abdomen, where it can pose fatal consequences.

So it's like distributing that load around your abdomen.

What's more, last year in Killington, she had a horrific crash while racing the giant slalom, and something nearly punctured her colon and ripped through her abdomen.

When she started skiing again, only weeks later, she had PTSD symptoms and it's taken her months to recover not only her strength in her abdomen and rebuild those muscles, but recover her nerve.