VIENNA -- Olympic downhill champion Matthias Mayer is planning to get back on skis next week, seven months after breaking two vertebrae in a World Cup crash.The Austrian ski federation said Mayer will return to training on snow at the Moelltaler glacier on Tuesday, adding that a start in the season-opening race in October is improbable.A start in Soelden is not certain, rather unlikely, Austria mens team spokesman Markus Aichner told The Associated Press on Wednesday.Wearing a protective air bag under his race suit during the Dec. 19 downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, Mayer spun around and flew down the hill backward. He landed hard on his right hip and side then bounced back into the air with his body rotating and slammed back down on the ground, hitting the back of his helmet and putting his left shoulder in an awkward position.Mayer was airlifted to a hospital, and a defective position of the seventh vertebrae made immediate surgery necessary. He spent 11 days in the hospital.It was the first time an air bag inflated during a World Cup race, prompting a debate among skiers whether Mayers safety system caused the serious injury or prevented him from getting hurt even worse.The international ski federation cooperated for several years with an Italian manufacturer to develop the air bag, which is similar to a safety system used in motorcycle racing since 2009.The air bag inflates only in the chest, side and shoulder areas. The system is activated using a complicated algorithm that determines when racers can no longer regain control, leading to inflation in less than a tenth of a second.A winner of three World Cup races, Mayer said shortly after the crash he didnt blame the air bag for his injuries and that he planned to wear the protective gear again.Jerseys NFL Wholesale .4 million title. Ryan Riess emerged with the title after a session in which he started behind, but used expert skill to gather the chips to his side amid the unpredictability of no-limit Texas Hold em. Riess put his final opponent Jay Farber all-in with an Ace-King. Cheap Authentic Jerseys . -- Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver was found dead at his Atlanta-area home Tuesday night, and a medical examiner said Wednesday that the ex-player committed suicide. http://www.cheapjerseysfinish.com/ . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. NFL Jerseys Supply . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping . -- Quarterback Will Finch threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns, and Yannick Harou rushed in two scores as the No.The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to terms on a four-year, $21 million deal with impending unrestricted free-agent defenceman Mark Streit. The deal includes a limited no-trade clause and is not expected to be signed until the team has enough cap space. The Flyers acquired the rights to Streit from the New York Islanders last Wednesday for minor-league forward Shane Harper and a fourth-round pick in 2014. Last season for the Islanders, Streit had sixx goals and 21 assists in 48 games.dddddddddddd The 35-year-old blueliner was originally drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth-round of the 2004 NHL entry draft. He played the first three seasons of his career in Montreal, before signing with the Islanders as a free-agent in 2008. Streit was named captain of the Islanders prior to the 2011-12 season. The Bern, Switzerland native has 65 career goals and 288 points in his seven seasons in the NHL. ' ' '