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Source: Fox News
Summary
Swedish skier Ebba Andersson crashed in the women’s 4 x 7.5 km relay at the Olympics, losing her right ski and having to finish the leg with one ski. Despite the mishap, Sweden finished in second place and won a silver medal. Norway took the gold medal with a time of 1:15:44.8.
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The game followed a familiar script.
Andersson’s crash was a slow-motion nightmare, her right ski flying off as she tumbled to the ground. Then she had to plod along with one ski, carrying the other under her arm, while waiting for the ski technician to bring her a new one.
The ski technician’s own fall added to the chaos, further delaying Andersson’s already-hopeless attempt to keep Sweden’s place on the podium.
In the end, Sweden finished in second place, but the damage was done. Andersson was left to lament the mental and physical toll of the crash: “My body is ok, but my heart is not.”
