Kristina Koznick's ACL tear

[skidude]

http://www.skiracing.com/news/news_display.php/3279/ALPINE

 

 

From Ski Racing

 

ACL tear threatens Kristina Koznick's Torino dream

February 06, 2006

American independent skier Kristina Koznick, racing in likely her final season on the World Cup circuit, suffered a partial tear of her anterior cruciate ligament Saturday and is questionable for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.

 

KARE, a television news network in Minnesota, reported on its Web site that Koznick said she fell several feet near a warm-up course when a catwalk being used by several skiers collapsed.

 

See http://www.skiracing.com/news/news_display.php/3279/ALPINE for the rest of the article.

 

In her web site ( http://www.koznick.com ) she wrote:

 

Title: why now....

Date: 02/04/2006

 

To my dearest fans, family and friends,

 

I felt I should write to you before the media frenzy started.

 

I partially tore my ACL today during warm-up for our World Cup G.S. in Ofterschwang, Germany. I also have some pretty good bone bruising. At first the plan was to head directly to Colorado in case I needed surgery, but as the day progressed the plan changed. Because part of my ACL is still in tack, we will stay in Europe and rehab as much as possible with the hopes that I may be able to race on the 22nd in the Olympic Games in Turin.

 

I know it is a long shot, but the fighter in me can?t let go. Hope is a very powerful thing.

 

I love you all more than you can imagine. Please pray that God will direct me and my team as to what is best over the next 18 days.

 

love,

 

Kristina

 

and Team Koz

 

You can send Koz a Get Well note by emailing her here:

http://www.koznick.com/fan.mail.post.x2e?p...ply&id=TTerbjuC

[skimom]

Wow, unusual. ACL's are usually all-or-none injuries. It sounds like a long shot, but let's hope for the best.