USA snowboarder Chloe Kim has revealed that she has suffered a devastating shoulder injury just weeks out from the start of the Winter Games.
Kim revealed on Thursday that she had taken a nasty fall during her training and, as a result, suffered a dislocated shoulder in a brutal blow to her Olympic dreams.
The 25-year-old posted a video of the incident – which showed her taking a tumble on the slopes – along with a video message to her followers on Instagram.
Kim said: ‘I hate that I have to make this video. I’ve been here for a couple days, I’m currently in Switzerland and on my second day training I took the silliest fall.
‘And that ultimately resulted in me dislocating my shoulder. Just so fun. Trying to stay really optimistic. I don’t have much clarity because I haven’t had an MRI yet.
‘So, anyways, I should have a better idea of what’s going on tomorrow. I am not in that much pain. Obviously I just don’t want it to keep popping out. So just trying to stay really optimistic. I feel good about where my snowboarding is at right now’.
US snowboarder Chloe Kim has revealed that she has suffered a devastating shoulder injury
In her video of the incident, Kim was practicing her skills on a half-pipe when she fell forward and crashed into the floor, before sliding along the floor.
The caption to her post read: ‘trying to stay positive through these moments so difficult. I have gone through so many waves of emotions I literally have a migraine.
‘The only thing I can do is rest/do everything in my power to come back as soon as possible. thank you all for supporting me on this wild journey! will keep you posted 🙂 p.s I think I am getting old’.
The Winter Olympic Games – which will be held in Milano Cortina, Italy this year – begins on February 6th. It remains to be seen whether Kim will recover in time.
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