Czech Olympic Skier Tereza Nova in Medically Induced Coma After Training Crash

The 26-year-old underwent brain surgery to reduce swelling following a downhill accident in Germany during a World Cup training session.

Tereza Nova, a Czech skier who competed in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, suffered a serious crash during a training session on the Kandahar course in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
The accident occurred on Friday during preparations for a World Cup women's downhill event scheduled for Saturday.
Nova underwent emergency brain surgery at a hospital in Murnau to address significant brain swelling caused by the crash.
She has been placed in a medically induced coma, with doctors monitoring her condition and determining the duration of the coma based on her recovery needs.
Nova has been an active competitor in World Cup skiing since 2019 and achieved her best Olympic result with a 14th-place finish in the alpine combined event in 2022.