GANGWON, Korea — The Philippine participation in the fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games is beginning to unravel like a sad story.
Fresh from watching speedskater Peter Groseclose falter in his debut and miss the podium in the 500 meters, Laetaz Amihan Rabe suffered a left knee injury while warming up Wednesday and was ruled out of the race just minutes before her first event at the Welli Hilli Ski Park Resort in Hoengseong-Gun.
She was brought to the Wonju Severance Christian Hospital with her dad, Ric, for treatment.
Doctors have yet to release an official diagnosis.
“I’m disappointed and devastated because the weather was also good,” Rabe said.
“I wanted to compete, but they didn’t allow me.”
Rabe was to compete in women’s slopestyle of freestyle skiing.
“They don’t want me to move my leg, but I haven’t felt any pain for now,” she added.
Rabe, 14, was doing routine pre-competition warmup in -10 Celsius condition when she sustained the injury following a bad landing.
