Winter Olympics 2022 - Japan's Rina Yoshika taken in ambulance after crashing in slopestyle training

Updated 03/02/2022 at 10:58 GMT

'You don't want to fall' - Reigning two-time Olympic champion American snowboarder Jamie Anderson admitted she was afraid of trying out the slopestyle course, and today Japan's Rina Yoshika crashed at the Genting Snow Park during training. Yoshika was taken away in an ambulance 'as a precaution' and the extent of her injuries remains unknown

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Japanese snowboarder Rina Yoshika was taken away in an ambulance after crashing during slopestyle training on Thursday at the Genting Snow Park.

A Team Japan spokesperson confirmed that Yoshika sufferd a heavy fall after a crash-landing from one of the jumps.

Yoshika cried out in pain as it took 20 minutes for a medical team to remove her from the course.

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The spokesperson added that the ambulance was a precautionary measure and did not confirm whether or not her injuries were serious.

The 23-year-old is set to compete in the slopestyle and big air events at the Games.

Reigning two-time Olympic champion American snowboarder Jamie Anderson admitted she was scared of trying out the slopestyle course, calling it 'bulletproof ice'.

The women's slopestyle competition begins on Saturday with qualifying.

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