- The accident occurred in the Snowboard Cross World Cup in Georgia
- The couple has traveled the world to be by their side
- It is the last of a series of horror injuries for Australian snowboarder
The Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff underwent surgery in Greece after suffering a serious column injury into a high -speed accident during the Snowboard Cross World Cup in Georgia.
The three -time Winter Olympic was transferred by plane outside the course after falling strongly in his final career on Saturday.
Brockoff, 32, lost his balance in the air and landed strongly on his coccix, immediately required medical care.
It was transported to a hospital in Tbilisi, where the scanning confirmed a fracture of the L1 vertebrae.
Fortunately, there was no neurological damage. Given the seriousness of the injury, it was evacuated to Athens for surgery.
The Australian Olympic Committee confirmed its condition in a statement, recognizing the seriousness of its injury and the urgent medical response.
The Australian Olympic Belle Brockhoff has been hospitalized with a back competition after falling into the Snowboard Cross World Cup
The three times Olympic has been authorized by neurological damage and has undergone surgery
'Belle was transferred by plane of the course and taken to a Tbilisi hospital, where the exam and the image revealed a fracture of the L1 vertebrae, without neurological damage. He was then evacuated to Greece for surgery, 'the statement said.
Brockoff was accompanied by a member of the medical team of the Australian Winter Institute, ensuring that he received the best possible attention.
Since then, his partner has flown to Greece to be by his side during his recovery.
Geoff Lipshut, executive director of the Australian Winter Institute, provided an update on Brockhoff condition.
“Currently, our medical team is working with the staff of the Medical Emergency Service and the Hospital in Greece to ensure that Belle receives the best possible attention,” he said.
'We will reevaluate the options together with Belle after surgery during the next 48 hours.
“Belle is in a good mood, and I am very happy that her partner has been able to fly to Greece to support her during this time.”
Brockhoff is expected to remain in the hospital up to two weeks before returning to Australia to continue his rehabilitation.
Brockoff is taken by the course by the ski patrol, on a stretcher after colliding during the 2022 Beijing Winter Games
Brockoff has also previously suffered a severely broken doll in Comptention, with a surgeon who calls him the worst they had seen.
This injury occurs only 11 months before the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy and follows a long history of perseverance through physical setbacks.
Brockoff has suffered multiple injuries throughout his career, including what his surgeon once described as “the worst” broken doll they have never seen.
In the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, it competed with the knee with adhesive tape and torn after an ACL was removed.
Brockoff is not alien to the dramatic accidents either.
In the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, he suffered a strong fall in the cross -ranged snowboarding event of the mixed team and was taken from the course on a stretcher.
Despite that, she has remained determined to compete at the highest level, continuously pushing through adversity.
His last injury is part of a difficult season for Australian winter athletes.
The champion of the magnates, Jakara Anthony, is also recovering from a sustained broken clavicle during training in December.
Snowboarders Val Gusteli and Tess Coad have been marginalized in recent months due to knee and brain shock lesions, respectively.