In the aftermath of a January 2018 ski-race crash, Simmerling’s injuries required multiple surgeries. She lost 20 pounds of muscle and spent 11 weeks walking with crutches.
A year ago, Canada’s first three-sport Olympian was broken.Georgia Simmerling had crashed during a ski-cross competition weeks before the Pyeongchang Olympics, where she was expected to be a medal contender.Bones snapped in both of her legs. Nearly every ligament in her left knee was torn.But just 14 months later, the 29-year-old West Vancouver native is preparing to race at the top level once again, competing this week at the track cycling world championships in Poland.
Despite the disheartening finish to her skiing career, the dedicated athlete had a persistent, overwhelming urge to get back to track cycling, a sport that she’d left on such a high.Returning to the velodrome, though, would required gruelling rehab for as much as six hours a day.“I told myself ‘If you want to race, you have to get back on your bike and you have to get over this.’ And I did,” Simmerling said.
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