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Eileen Gu Injured in New Zealand Training Crash, Flown to Christchurch for Imaging

Gu cites human error, awaiting expert assessment.

Overview

  • Eyewitness accounts reported by the South China Morning Post say the 21-year-old was hurt during practice at Cardrona Alpine Resort and removed on a stretcher.
  • Gu wrote on Weibo that a “very terrible accident” occurred and that she hopes to return to the snow soon pending confirmation from an expert team.
  • She said she was flown to Christchurch for medical imaging following the incident.
  • No official diagnosis or prognosis has been released by medical authorities or her camp.
  • The accident comes shortly after she resumed training following a January X Games injury.