Japan’s Yoshika to Return Home after Slopestyle Crash

Japan’s Yoshika to Return Home after Slopestyle Crash
Rina Yoshika of Japan receives medical attention after falling during training in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 03, 2022. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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ZHANGJIAKOU, China—Japanese snowboarder Rina Yoshika suffered a heavy fall in training on the slopestyle course at the Genting Snow Park on Thursday and will return home, a Team Japan spokesperson said in a statement.

Yoshika crash-landed from one of the jumps during a practice run and lay motionless before a medical team rushed to help. She cried out in pain when they tried to move her.