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Impossible to recover in time for the Games, less than two months after the terrible injury in Montafon: the Czech champion of snowboard cross raises the white flag.
Monday 24 January 2022 2 minutes reading time
Eva Samkova, gold medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics (and bronze at PyeongChang 2018 on Michela Moioli's big day), is forced to give up for the five-circle event.
Although she immediately went under the knife after the disastrous fall in Montafon, in the second stage of the World Cup at the beginning of December, the current conditions of her ankles are still not optimal. The 28-year-old Czech underwent 6 weeks of rehabilitation in an attempt to recover in extremis for the great event that is now upon us, but it is now official that Eva will not be able to fly to China and fight for another medal, she who among the '' another had won the early Olympic pre season at Secret Garden.
“I will heal and return. I thank all those who help me and believe in me, my fans and partners. I said the Olympics are not the most important thing in the world, and this is proof of that. The decision not to go to Beijing was painful but right, ”Samkova told InsideTheGames. There were also the words of the Czech team doctor, Jiri Dostal: “Your injury is profound, so it would be a great risk for you at the moment”. Certainly not very comforting words, which from a sporting point of view culminate in a big loss for the next Beijing Olympics.
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