Alpine skiing-Austria's Brem breaks leg, out for season

"Both the tibia and the fibula are broken, which requires a surgical intervention to stabilise the bones and facilitate the healing process," doctor Christian Hoser told the International Ski Federation website (www.fis-ski.com).

(Reuters)

"Brem will be sidelined for four to six months."

The 28-year-old, who was training in Austria for the opening women's World Cup slaloms in Levi, Finland, on Nov. 12 and 13, was recently named her country's sportswoman of the year.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin; Editing by Ian Chadband)