Patricia Druwen Shares Health Update After Missing First Ever Women's Pro Slopestyle
The first ever women's diamond level slopestyle contest went off at Crankworx Rotorua last Saturday and it was a wild success.
Unfortunately, one of the key players in the women's freeride movement was notably absent from the finals. Patricia Druwen missed the contest due to an undisclosed injury during the week. She shared an update on her condition today.
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“Hi everyone,
as some of you might know, I unfortunately had to pull out of the Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle contest spontaneously last weekend.
I was fighting a bad cold for basically the whole week, but I was still determined to compete. During the last training session on Saturday, I crashed heavily on my head and tore an abdominal muscle. I wasn’t even able to finish a top-to-bottom run in the McGazza train afterwards and had to pull over half way down the course.
It was super hard not to drop in the for first Crankworx women’s slopestyle contest ever, but given the circumstances we decided it would be best to sit this one out.
I will be focusing on my recovery now, starting with a visit at the Red Bull Athlete Performance Center next week. I am convinced to be back for the next Crankworx stop in Cairns at the end of May. See you all there!” - Patricia Druwen via Instagram
We are glad to see that Patricia is on the road to recovery and look forward to her diamond level slopestyle debut in Cairns soon.
Related: Replay: Crankworx Rotorua Maxxis Slopestyle Broadcast
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