Brianna Decker will need surgery after Olympic-ending injury

Brianna Decker will want surgical procedure upon returning dwelling from Beijing, the ladies’s hockey ahead advised reporters on the Olympics on Thursday morning.

Decker was stretchered off the ice with a lower-body damage throughout a 5-2 win for the People over Finland final week. She stated she suffered a damaged fibula and “many torn ligaments,” talking from a scooter.

The Dousman, Wiss. native led the U.S. in assists throughout their gold medal run in 2018. She now performs for the Calgary part of the PHWPA.

Her damage occurred in a collision with Finland’s Ronja Savolainen that wasn’t referred to as a penalty.

“They noticed it as simply folks getting snarled,” US coach Joel Johnson stated following the Finland sport. “I’m biased and so I noticed it slightly in another way. However I don’t assume it was a missed name by any means.”

The US is scheduled to play the Czech Republic within the quarterfinals at 11:10 Jap on Thursday.

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