Japanese snowboarder Rina Yoshika fell and was injured during a pre-Olympic training session in Beijing. It is reported by Reuters.

The athlete fell after trying to perform one of the jump elements on the slopestyle course. After the fall, Yoshika lay motionless, and when the medical team tried to turn her over on her back, the Japanese woman screamed in pain.

It took the doctors about 20 minutes to move the athlete onto a stretcher. As a result, Yoshika was hospitalized. The nature of her injuries was not reported.

The head coach left the Canadian national ice hockey team before the Olympics due to an injury Hockey 22-year-old Rina Yoshika is a two-time Japanese champion in slopestyle. At the Beijing Olympics, she planned to perform in slopestyle (moving along the track with the performance of ski jumps, pyramids, counter-slopes, drops and railings) and big air (performing tricks in the air after jumping from a ski jump).

The women's slopestyle qualification will take place on February 5, with the final on February 6. The women's big air qualifier will take place on February 14, with the final on the 15th. The Beijing Olympic Games will be held from 4 to 20 February.

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