Slopestyle in Beijing 2022: serious accident for Rina Yoshika with spinal injury, but there is no permanent damage

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Slopestyle in Beijing 2022: serious accident for Rina Yoshika with spinal injury, but there is no permanent damage

The Japanese snowboarder fell on her back in training: her Games are already over, but it could have been much worse.

Bad fall on the back of Rina Yoshika during free slopestyle training in Beijing 2022. The Japanese snowboarder, transported to the hospital, reportedly suffered a spinal injury, fortunately it seems without permanent problems. The compactness of the ground, of artificial snow, would have accentuated the consequences of the impact. “It looks like bulletproof ice,” commented Jamie Anderson, two-time Olympic champion of the specialty. Yoshika's Olympics is already over before it starts.
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