Snowboarder cracks helmet in nasty slopestyle spill

Remember the fuss being made over how dangerous the slopestyle course at Sochi is?

Well, now we have some physical evidence.

23-year-old Czech snowboarder Sarka Pancochova took a serious spill in Sunday's women's finals, hitting the surface so hard she cracked her helmet wide open.

And proving she's plenty tough, she even got up to finish her run after laying motionless for several moments and then being tended to by medics.

Pancochova had been in first place after her initial run, but wound up fifth overall. American Jamie Anderson won the event for the US' second gold of the Games.

Check out video of her crash -- and various images of the cracked helmet -- below:

#Sochi2014 Czech Sarka Pancochova carries her smashed helmet after crashing during the Snowboard Slopestyle Final pic.twitter.com/Qg1Ab1npem
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) February 9, 2014

Watch the cracked helmet of Sarka Pancochova who crashed hard on her first jump. She seems okay. pic.twitter.com/VTGyQEwEDy #Sochi2014
— Henry Soenarko (@soenarko) February 9, 2014

Sarka Pancochova took a ridiculous hit to the head. She got up and finished the course! #respect #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/E5AZ6W2xvm
— Tasha Wray (@TashaLWray) February 9, 2014