Takahashi tumbles, forced to pull out of championships

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese ace Daito Takahashi is placed on a stretcher by officials after crash-landing during the jumping portion of the Nordic combined large hill sprint event at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo on Feb. 23. Takahashi lost his balance immediately after taking off from the ramp on the K-120 hill, somersaulting through the air and slamming into the ground on his back. (Kyodo)

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