A Polish toboggan runner seriously injured himself on the Olympic track in Beijing - the details of the accident are creepy.
A horror for tobogganing.
Beijing - It sounds like the horror scenario for every winter sports enthusiast.
This is a nightmare on an ice rink for tobogganists.
Suddenly something is in the way at high speed and blocks the way - the impact cannot be prevented.
That is exactly what has now happened to Mateusz Sochowicz from Poland, who was training on the new Olympic toboggan run in Beijing.
The Winter Olympics are scheduled to take place in Beijing, China, in spring 2022.
The country has built and groomed many new slopes and railways for this purpose.
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Polish toboggan runner Mateusz Sochowicz fell during training races on the Yanqing Olympic track and sustained serious injuries.
This was announced by the Polish Luge Association on Monday, November 8th.
The athlete suffered a complicated fracture of the left lower leg, he also suffered cuts and bruises.
In addition, he has pain in his right knee and pelvis and it is not clear whether he will still be able to compete this season, said the Secretary General of the Polish Luge Federation, Janusz Tatera, in an interview with local media.
Shortly after the accident, Sochowicz wrote on Facebook: “Tomorrow I'll give a bigger update, but the situation is that I'm alive and I'm“ fine ”.” During training, he hit a barrier that should have been open When a sledge is on the track, it said in a message from the Polish Luge Sports Association.
It was not known on Monday why the lock was in the way.
But the tobogganist raises serious allegations.
Sochowicz describes his accident: "If I hadn't reacted, it could have ended in tragedy"
“They didn't even know what to do.
Someone came up to me and tried to touch my exposed broken bone with normal gloves, ”he tells the
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“I got the green light and had passed the first two difficult corners.
But suddenly there was this closed barrier on the track. ”He himself prevented worse.
“I let the sledge slide out from under me and took up a skier's position.
My hope was that at the speed I would be able to jump over the barrier.
But it all happened too fast, I didn't have time to jump off.
If I hadn't reacted, it could have ended in tragedy. "
Mateusz Sochowicz's toboggan accident: Pole shows pictures from the hospital
The next day Sochowicz gave a little all-clear. “I know that I am alive,” he begins his statement. “A lot has happened since yesterday. Mending holes, the first stitches of my life and, of all things, the unlucky number 13 (in the right leg). Operation on the left knee, kneecap syntax, apparently successful ”, says Sochowicz, who also did not lose his sense of humor, as he continues to comment:“ The next time someone beeps at the airport, it will of course be me - Made in China. Two magnetic resonance imaging examinations were performed to rule out strange things that I am not writing here because I do not know much about them. ”Sochowicz is on pain medication and has a long way to go, he is well aware of that. He is currently in a wheelchair until he is fit. He calls it his: "Temporary Drift Car".
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On Instagram, he only posted one animal on a wheelchair, the legs are connected.
German tobogganing legend Natalie Geisenberger was also among the people who wished him a quick regeneration.
No further details on the cause of the accident are known.
The IOC has initiated the investigation.
One can hardly imagine how big the psychological challenge will be for Sochowicz.
“I don't know if I will ever be able to ride this track again.
I would be afraid that something would be waiting for me after the next bend. "(Ank)
