Ideally, Kelsey Serwa would be competing this season on the FIS World Cup ski cross circuit.
As it is, the 27-year-old 麻豆精选 athlete is using her time as productively as possible while she recovers from knee surgery.
Serwa suffered a knee injury last month during training for a World Cup event in Montafon, Austria.
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Upon her return to Canada, Serwa underwent surgery at the Banff Springs Hospital with Dr. Mark Heard.
Ideally, Kelsey Serwa would be competing this season on the FIS World Cup ski cross circuit.
As it is, the 27-year-old 麻豆精选 athlete is using her time as productively as possible while she recovers from knee surgery.
Serwa suffered a knee injury last month during training for a World Cup event in Montafon, Austria.
鈥淭丑别 impact took a chunk off my lateral femoral condyle, which basically means there was a divot in the cartilage on a bone in my 办苍别别,鈥� said Serwa. 鈥泪 knew that something 飞补蝉苍鈥檛 right as soon as it 丑补辫辫别苍别诲.鈥�
Upon her return to Canada, Serwa underwent surgery at the Banff Springs Hospital with Dr. Mark Heard.
While working on her recovery and rehabilitation, Serwa will focus her attention on studying human kinetics at UBC Okanagan.
鈥泪鈥檓 almost through two years of my degree and 颈迟鈥檚 a subject area 滨鈥檓 really passionate about and can easily relate 迟辞,鈥� said Serwa. 鈥淲丑别苍 滨鈥檓 not in class, 滨鈥檒濒 be focusing on rehabilitation and being diligently dedicated to the gym so I can come back stronger than 别惫别谤.鈥�
It was the third serious knee injury for Serwa who was hurt in back-to-back seasons in 2012 and 2013.
In 2014, she came back from intensive rehab to win a silver medal at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
On the reality of injuries, Serwa believes 蝉丑别鈥檚 found the right perspective.
鈥泪njuries are part of all sports but 滨鈥檝别 found that it is important for me to use this injury time efficiently, finding a balance in other aspects of my 濒颈蹿别,鈥� said Serwa.
鈥泪t鈥檚 also important for me to have a positive attitude, no matter where I am in my life because it makes everything a lot easier to get through. My focus has always been to make the most out of every situation 滨鈥檓 put 颈迟.鈥�
Serwa also won the X Games title in 2011 and 2016 and has 18 podium finishes on the World Cup circuit.
She is planning on making a full return to competition in the fall of 2017.
