Brazilian Skier Out Of Olympics After Car Crash In Italy
Jan 28, 2022, 11:47 AM
Bruna Moura of Brazil competes in the Women's 1.4KM Cross Country Sprint qualification round during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on February 23, 2017 in Lahti, Finland. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
(Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Brazilian Olympic committee says cross-country skier Bruna Moura will miss the Beijing Games after sustaining multiple fractures in a car crash in Italy.
The 27-year-old Moura was hospitalized with fractures in her feet, arm, hips and shoulder.
She was traveling to Germany after a period of training in Austria.
Logo que li sobre acidente da Bruna Moura me lembrei desse vídeo no Mundial #Oberstdorf2021 se repetisse em #Beijing2022 Esse grito da Bruna "conseguimos" significa muita garra & luta da dupla brasileira. ficaram na 24th entre 28 equipes. @BrasilZeroGrau @SurtoOlimpico pic.twitter.com/YMAvojv43C
— 🇧🇷⛳ (@maicomaicu) January 27, 2022
Brazilian media say the driver of the car died in the accident.
He was not a member of the Brazilian Olympic delegation.
Moura had tested positive for the coronavirus recently and still needed a negative test result to secure her presence in Beijing.
