Team USA skier Nina O'Brien is "alert and responsive" after suffering a scary crash during the women's giant slalom race on Monday.

The 24-year-old O'Brien collapsed during her second run in the event, with both her skis flying off her feet as she tumbled near the finish line.

Following the incident, medics rushed to attend to O'Brien.

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She was in sixth place following the first run, but her crash resulted from her being disqualified from the race.

A subsequent series of tweets from the US Ski and Snowboard team provided an update on O'Brien's condition.

The first tweet revealed that she was "alert and responsive", before a second tweet revealed that "she was worried about delaying the race" and "wanted to know how fast she was skiing".

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A third tweet read: "Nina is being transported with U.S. Ski Team medical staff for further evaluation."

Alongside a lengthy written statement, O'Brien's teammate Mikaela Shiffrin - who also crashed out of the event on her first run - shared words of support for her friend, writing:

"We are so heartbroken for Nina… she showed so much heart and fire in her skiing today, and it all got shredded to pieces on the final turn. This sport... this sport is SO damn hard. It’s brutal, and it hurts- far more often than it ever feels good."

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Shiffrin concluded her statement by saying: "The warrior that [O'Brien] is, she will get back strong and speedier than ever, with the same upbeat and kind attitude that is trademark Nina. But tonight we're all just sad and crossing our fingers for the best news possible.

Shiffrin, 26, was expected to win gold in the event, but crashed out just second into her first run.

In fact, per CNN, O'Brien and Shiffrin were just two of the of 22 skiers that failed to finish on Xiaohaituo Mountain. The outlet speculated if this was a result of the usual pre-Olympic test runs being canceled due the ongoing pandemic.

Per People, Sara Hector of Sweden ended up claiming the gold medal in the event, with Italy's Federica Brigone taking silver and Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland taking bronze.

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Team USA skier 'alert and responsive' after suffering nasty crash during slalom