Short track star Lara van Ruijven fell seriously ill during a training camp in the French Pyrenees. The 500-meter world champion was admitted to a hospital in Perpignan, where she is in intensive care. “Her condition now seems stable, but is still critical,” said national coach Jeroen Otter.
27-year-old Van Ruijven, member of the relief team who captured Olympic bronze in 2018, recently underwent shoulder surgery and would return to the ice for the first time after a quick rehabilitation in Fort Romeu, where the national selection has been on altitude since last week is.
Serious complications
Due to health problems, the skater was hospitalized late last week. The multiple Dutch champion – she won three times gold in the 500 meters and twice the classification – appears to suffer from a disorder of the auto-immune system. Serious complications arose during the weekend.
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