It was during världscupsprinten in Otepää, as Stina Nilsson in semfinalen stretched out his leg to try to defeat the Norwegian star and OLYMPIC champion Maiken Caspersen Falla.
It ended with målfoto which showed that Nilsson failed to stretch out a leg quickly enough.
In connection with the finish suffered Nilsson of a lårskada and was forced to leave the target area, limping, any final, she could not make up.
Nilsson undergone investigations which the extent of the damage has now been established.
– We have noticed that Stina Nilsson suffered a significant rupture in the surface of the hind’s back, which will require rehab the next few weeks, says the national team doctor Magnus Oscarsson in a press release.
Längdlandslagets medical team are now ensuring that Stina Nilsson will get frequent monitoring to create the best conditions for as quick a recovery as possible. In the press release is also said that it is currently not possible to say how long the healing process will take.
to the media, to understand that the Swedish world CUP-the favourite does not want to give any interviews in the near future.
– the Damage will rarely timely, not this time. Now will my patience to really get to work on helvarv a while and I’ll just take one day at a time, ” says Stina Nilsson in the press release.
the world CUP-the sprint is decided on 21 February, and the Swedish ski association expects to be able to give a new statement in the matter of three weeks.
”Then Stina Nilsson had the time to work with the rehab and it is then most likely the conditions for an assessment of the possibility for her to participate at the world CUP,” writes the alliance.
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