Czech Olympic skier in medically induced coma following brain surgery after downhill fall in Germany

Czech skier Tereza Nova, who competed for her state successful four Olympic races successful 2022, was placed successful a medically induced coma aft she needed encephalon country connected Saturday pursuing a downhill clang successful Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Nova was successful her last grooming league connected Friday erstwhile she crashed connected the Kandahar course. 

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The Czech skis federation said that Nova required surgery to trim encephalon swelling, and she "will stay successful the medically induced coma arsenic agelong arsenic deemed indispensable by the aesculapian team."

"We are each reasoning of Tereza and privation her a speedy betterment and tons of strength," the skis federation said connected Saturday.

Nova, 26, participated successful 4 races during the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Her champion decorativeness was 14th spot during the women’s alpine combined event. She besides competed successful mixed squad parallel, wherever she finished 14th arsenic well, women’s downhill (28th) and women’s Super-G (33rd).

Nova has besides competed successful World Cup races since 2019, wherever she made her debut successful November, though she didn’t suffice for the 2nd circular of the slalom lawsuit successful Levi. 

Nova’s planetary debut came successful December 2014, and she would vie successful the Junior World Championships successful Val di Fassa 5 years later. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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