‘I never gave up’: Canadian track cyclist Georgia Simmerling returns to competition after horrific injury Globe_Sports
Georgia Simmerling had crashed during a ski cross competition weeks before the Pyeongchang Olympics where she was expected to be a medal contender.Story continues below advertisement
She made her Olympic debut at the Vancouver Games in 2010 as part of Canada’s alpine ski team, then switched to freestyle the following year. At the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, she competed in ski cross.Simmerling tried rowing first but found she was better suited for track cycling and started training for the team pursuit.“I definitely get that sense of adrenalin that I got from ski cross,” she said of the sport.
Midway through her recovery, Simmerling announced her retirement from skiing. She had long thought that she’d leave the sport after the Games in South Korea.Story continues below advertisement “She came in, atrophied muscles. She couldn’t even really properly take her feet out of the pedals, it was so painful,” said Kris Westwood, Cycling Canada’s high performance director.
Heading into the world championships in Poland, Simmerling said she’s feeling “super excited” and stronger every day.Canada’s cyclists aren’t at their absolute peak right now but they’re still hoping for a medal in the women’s team pursuit, Westwood said. Lauriane Genest of Levis, Que., is also expect to turn in a big performance in the women’s sprint and Hugo Barrette of Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., has been dubbed a cyclist to watch in the men’s sprint.
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