Olympic Skier Tereza Nová in a Medically Induced Coma After Crashing in Training and Undergoing Brain Surgery

Tereza Nová, an Olympic alpine skier, is in a medically induced coma.

The Czech athlete, 26, was hospitalized with a serious head injury after experiencing a fall while training in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Friday, Jan. 24, the Czech ski federation announced in a press release. She underwent surgery to reduce swelling in her brain the following day, and is now in a medically induced coma.

Following the crash, which occurred during the second downhill training session on the Kandahar slope, Nová “was transported to a hospital near Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a head injury, where she is currently undergoing detailed examinations,” Tomáš Haisl, a spokesperson for the organization, said on Friday in a statement translated from Czech.

Haisl also noted that Nová is “under the supervision of top doctors,” and said she would not be competing in the weekend’s World Cup women’s downhill races as previously scheduled. The spokesperson also wished her “strength and a speedy recovery” on behalf of the organization.

On Saturday, Jan. 25, Haisl revealed in another statement that the Olympian had undergone surgery in Murnau am Staffelsee, a town near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and was “currently in an induced coma, where she will remain for as long as the doctors deem it appropriate.”

PEOPLE inquired about Nova’s condition on Sunday, Jan. 26, but the Czech ski federation did not immediately respond.

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Nová competed in her first World Cup in 2019, and made her Olympic debut three years later, according to her International Ski and Snowboard Federation bio.

During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she represented Team Czech Republic in four alpine skiing races — Mixed Team Parallel, Women's Alpine Combined, Women's Downhill and Women's Super G — in which she placed 14th, 14th, 28th and 33rd, respectively, according to the Olympics’ official website.

She is also a university student studying strength and conditioning training, according to her Instagram account, where fans have flocked to send well-wishes following her Jan. 24 training accident.

“Wish you a speedy recovery,” reads one comment on her latest post, a training diary shared two days before her hospitalization. “Heal up fast, fighter," another says.

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