By Alek Arend U.S. skier Nina O’Brien was injured in a horrific crash at the Beijing Olympics this weekend. O’Brien was in the midst of her second giant slalom run when she crashed. She was just a few seconds from the finish line. Upon crashing, O’Brien tumbled forward in a somersault-like fashion before sliding across the icy snow at a rapid pace. A medical team quickly rushed by her side to tend to the U.S. skier for about 10 minutes. The good news is O’Brien was “alert and responsive” and asked the medical team questions about her performance while she was being tended to. “O’Brien, though,…