Sky Brown doing well and at practice following dislocated shoulder
Sky Brown said she intended to skate despite dislocating her shoulder last Sunday and the 16-year-old Team GB star is doing just that.
Ahead of the women’s park event on Tuesday 6 August, Brown has been hitting up official practice and skating freely around the Paris 2024 Olympic bowl at the Place de La Concorde Urban Park.
The Tokyo bronze medallist told the BBC on Thursday that she had been officially cleared by Team GB doctors and physios to compete in Paris, adding that she would be strapped each time she skates.
When the Olympics are over the Briton is to have surgery on the shoulder to ensure it doesn’t dislocate again.
It is not the first time that Brown, ranked number four in the world, has been set back by injury.
Earlier this year, the Briton suffered a medial cruciate ligament tear while filming a video part. The injury forced her to miss the first leg of the final Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai. She later returned for the second stop in Budapest where she finished in second, despite supporting a brace around her knee.
After today, Brown will have two more days of official practice ahead of the contest proper next week.