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2022 Beijing Olympics – Alpine Skiing – Women’s Giant Slalom Run 2 – National Alpine Skiing Centre, Yanqing district, Beijing, China – February 7, 2022. Nina O’Brien of the United States crashes during her run. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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2022 Beijing Olympics – Alpine Skiing – Women’s Giant Slalom Run 2 – National Alpine Skiing Centre, Yanqing district, Beijing, China – February 7, 2022. Nina O’Brien of the United States crashes during her run. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
The giant slalom is a tricky competition due to the risk involved. While winding gates at an insane pace, one small misstep can have devastating effects. That happened to Nina O’Brien at this year’s event at the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. She suffered a fractured tibia, in a fall that was frightening to watch. Other skiers had their hearts in their mouths as they could not believe what happened.
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Thankfully, the paramedics arrived on the spot quickly and rushed her to the hospital. O’Brien spoke about the devastating injury recently, after having undergone a surgery for the same.
Nina O’Brien is in stable condition
The sensational Nina O’Brien is a talented skier and for anyone to go out in the way she did is a heart-breaking moment. Nina received support from fellow athletes and other fans after her devastating fall.
She opened up about being heartbroken after the injury and hopes to recover soon.
“I’m definitely a little bit heartbroken. This isn’t the way that I dreamed my Olympics to go and I don’t think it’s how it’s any athlete wants to end their Olympics, but I can’t say how much the words of support I’ve gotten have meant to me. I have just been overwhelmed with how many people have reached out to me and it has meant the world to me, these last two days,” said O’Brien.
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2022 Beijing Olympics – Alpine Skiing – Women’s Giant Slalom Run 2 – National Alpine Skiing Centre, Yanqing district, Beijing, China – February 7, 2022. Nina O’Brien of the United States receives medical attention after falling during her run. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
With an injury as devastating as hers, it would take time for her to recover both physically and mentally. Hopefully, she can get through it without any problems.
A scary accident
While skiing down the hills, her ski hit one of the gates, causing it to bend inside. As that happened, she could not control her stance as her knee bent inwards. Thus, with the momentum she picked up, she fractured her leg with that crash. After receiving preliminary medical treatment in China, she would travel back to the United States of America soon.
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2022 Beijing Olympics – Alpine Skiing – Women’s Giant Slalom Run 2 – National Alpine Skiing Centre, Yanqing district, Beijing, China – February 7, 2022. Nina O’Brien of the United States falls during her run. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Injuries are hard for athletes, especially one as devastating as this one. Thus, it is important for her to not lose hope and focus on the brighter side of things. We wish her a speedy recovery!
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