Czech skier Tereza Nova, who competed in her country Four Olympic races In 2022, she was placed in a medically induced coma after needing brain surgery following a downhill crash in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Saturday.
Nova was in her final training session on Friday when she crashed on the Kandahar course.
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The Czech Ski Federation said Nova Required surgery To reduce brain swelling, and she “will remain in the medically induced coma for as long as the medical team deems necessary.”
Tereza Nova (CZE) competes in the women’s Alpine Downhill combined during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center. (Andrew P. Scott-USA Today Sports)
“We are all thinking of Tereza and wish her a quick recovery and lots of strength,” the ski federation said on Saturday.
Nova, 26, competed in four races during the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Her best finish was 14th place in the women’s Alpine combined event. She also competed in the mixed team parallel, where she also finished 14th, women’s downhill (28th) and women’s super-G (33rd).
Nova has also competed in World Cup races since 2019, making her debut in November, although she did not qualify for the second round of the Slalom event in Levi.
Tereza Nova (CZE) competes in the Alpine Skiing-Womens Alpine Combined Event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center. (Harrison Hill USA Today Sports)
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Nova’s international debut came in December 2014 and she would compete at the Junior World Championships in Val Di Fassa five years later.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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