Planica. Heidi Wing has been plagued by the after-effects of a concussion.
Swedish competitors suffer with the Norwegian.
– I understood last year that it was very serious and that you had to take it into account, says Anna Davick, who herself suffered a similar injury.
When he visits Sportbladet Planica in Slovenia, there is intense activity in the Swedish national ski team.
WC courses are tested for a few days.
During the Saturday session he fell Anna Davic twice. She hit herself, bled, and had to be plastered. There are no serious injuries, but they are enough to break Anna Devick.
Norwegian competitor Heidi Wong The preparatory season was tougher.
Last spring, a Norwegian skater fell on the ice, was hit in the head, and suffered a concussion. The consequences of the explosion were prolonged and complex.
– I looked in the dark at everything for a while. I lost my temper a little. Wing recently told Dagbladet that hitting the head is one of the worst things I’ve ever experienced on the injury front.
Only at the end of the summer the Norwegian returned and was able to participate in figure skating competitions.
Swedish skaters Jonna Sundling and Anna Dyvik struggle with their rival who has had a complicated summer.
– It feels so sad. Jonna Sundling says it must have been too hard to spread.
– It’s so sad. I had a bit of a concussion last winter after Rocca when I fell. It was very strange. It was a pervasive symptom so it seems like a tough balancing act. I understood then that it was very serious and that you had to take it into consideration, says Anna Devik.
How did your symptoms appear?
– I felt drowsy and headache. Symptoms often appear after exercise. I got help from physical therapists and they said it’s not normal and it’s not good.
The Swedes are now clinging that Heidi Wing avoids relapse and prepares for the winter competitions. It was when Therese Juhaug stopped the main long jump in Norway.
– It would be really sad if you couldn’t be there. Anna Davic says they want the best riders involved.