Dawid Kubacki gives update on wife Marta Kubacka's health: 'Not good but her condition is improving'
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Updated 08/04/2023 at 11:23 GMT
Two weeks after pulling out of the remainder of the ski jumping World Cup, Polish star Dawid Kubacki has given an update on his wife Marta Kubacka's condition. Kubacka was hospitalised with a life-threatening cardiac issue and Kubacki says her condition is 'not good but...improving'. Kubacki has been by his wife's side in the hospital for much of the last two weeks.
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Polish ski jumper Dawid Kubacki gave an update on the health condition of his wife, Marta.
She was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago due to a life-threatening cardiac issue. In an interview with the television channel TVN, Kubacki explained.
He said: "the situation was very serious, that's all I can say. Marta is not doing well, but her condition is improving."
Kubacki, who pulled out of the remainder of the ski jumping season in light of the situation, has been living in the hospital to support his wife. Their children are staying with relatives.
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Continuing, Kubacki said: "She is in good hands" and said his wife's condition had made "quick progress," but underlined that ultimate recovery will take weeks rather than days.
He added: "We have a long rehabilitation path ahead of us until she is fully healthy, and we have the assurance that everything is fine."
During the interview, Kubacki also talked about the special gesture made by Anze Lanisek.
At the season finale in Planica, the Slovenian ski jumper took a cardboard figure of Kubacki with him onto the podium.
The Slovenian had overtaken Kubacki due to the Pole's absence from the final events of the season to finish third overall.
Kubacki said: "I was surprised, I did not expect something like that. I saw it with my wife, and we cried together. It really choked me up."
Halvor Egner Granerud had already clinched the overall title before Kubacki's wife was hospitalised, and Austrian Stefan Kraft finished second while Kubacki ended up fourth.
Kubacki had been enjoying an excellent season before pulling out, winning nine events in the longest ski jumping World Cup campaign in history.
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