British athlete had terrible luck before the 2018 Winter Olympics but with 100 days to go until Beijing 2022 she is aiming high
With a display of resilience every bit as breathtaking as her snowboarding, Katie Ormerod is reliving her 2018 Winter Olympics nightmare. There is a lot to process, even though she never made it to the starting ramp. First, she broke her wrist in training two days before the Games. Then, having refused to abandon her dream of winning gold in big air and slopestyle, she split her heel in two in a freak accident coming off a rail the following day. It was so serious it took medics an hour to cut her boot off, while she howled in pain.
She ended up watching the Olympics in a Seoul hospital, while her recovery involved seven operations and a year of rehab.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/27/katie-ormerod-interview-snowboarding-beijing-winter-olympics-2022 under the title “Snowboarder Katie Ormerod: ‘If you love what you do, it’s easy to work really hard’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
