Overview
- The crash occurred on December 6 during the second stage of the Sputnik Track series at Moscow’s Krylatskoye velodrome.
- Manager Dmitry Khozov told TASS she sustained a compression fracture of the spine and remains hospitalized under active non-surgical care.
- Surgery is not required at this stage, with the team expressing hope for a return to racing in roughly a month.
- Khozov said the pile-up was not caused by Kozheurova’s actions, calling such incidents a known risk in track cycling.
- Kozheurova first disclosed the injury on Instagram, later sharing clips from her rehabilitation sessions.