Olympic skier Tereza Nova in medically induced coma after brain surgery following downhill crash in Germany

The sporting world has been rocked after a 26-year-old Olympian was forced into an induced coma following a brutal fall while training.

Czech skier Tereza Nova was placed in a medically induced coma after crashing in a training for Saturday’s World Cup women’s downhill in the German resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Nova, who participated in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, underwent brain surgery to reduce swelling, the Czech ski federation said.

The 26-year-old skier fell down during a final training session on the Kandahar course.

The serious injury to Nova is part of a spate of falls, which have rocked alpine skiing in recent weeks.

Czech skier Tereza Nova was placed in a medically induced coma after crashing in a training for Saturday’s World Cup women’s downhill. Picture: Instagram @novatereza

Nova, who participated in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, underwent brain surgery to reduce swelling. Picture: Instagram @novatereza

In the women’s downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Austrian Nina Ortlieb fractured her right leg in a high-speed crash.

While in the men’s events in Kitzbuehel, Austria, on Friday, French pair Alexis Pinturault and Florian Loriot and Italy’s Dominik Paris had to be airlifted off the slopes after crashes.

On December 27, defending Kitzbuehel downhill champion Cyprien Sarrazin of France had his season cut short after undergoing surgery to treat internal bleeding in his head following a harrowing accident in Bormio.

Nova competed in four events at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, with the 26-year-old finishing 14th place in the combined event as her best result. Picture: Instagram @novatereza

The federation said Nova “will remain in the medically induced coma as long as deemed necessary by the medical team.”

“We are all thinking of Tereza and wish her a speedy recovery and lots of strength,” the Czech skiing group added.

Nova competed in four events at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, with the 26-year-old finishing 14th place in the combined event as her best result.

The skier has competed in World Cup events since 2019.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission