Eleven-year-old skateboarder who is set to be Britain’s youngest EVER Olympian is ‘lucky to be alive’ after plummeting head-first from a ramp, fracturing her skull and being airlifted to hospital
- Sky Brown is set to become Britain’s youngest summer Olympian in Toyko
- She flew off her skateboard at the top of a high ramp and landed head-first
- The 11-year-old was airlifted to hospital and was unresponsive on arrival
- But she is now expected to make a full recovery despite breaking her hand and wrist and injuring her skull
- Brown posted footage of her horror fall on her Instagram page and YouTube
Team GB‘s 11-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown is ‘lucky to be alive’ after fracturing her skull in a horror accident in training.
Brown, who is set to become Britain’s youngest summer Olympian in Tokyo, flew off her skateboard at the top of a high ramp and landed head-first on hard ground.
She was airlifted to hospital and was unresponsive on arrival but is now expected to make a full recovery, despite breaking her hand and wrist and injuring her skull.
Team GB’s 11-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown is ‘lucky to be alive’ after fracturing her skull in a horror accident in training and being taken to hospital, where she was initially unresponsive
Brown flew off her skateboard at the top of a high ramp and landed head-first on hard ground
The 11-year-old is now expected to make a full recovery, despite breaking her hand and wrist and injuring her skull
Brown’s dad, Stewart, said: ‘Sky’s had the gnarliest fall she’s ever had and is lucky to be alive.
‘She landed head-first off a ramp on her hand. When she first came to hospital, everyone was fearful for her life.
‘Sky remains positive and strong, the whole medical team is shocked to see her positivity.’
Brown posted footage of her fall on her Instagram page and YouTube, in a video which also included shots of her being carried to the helicopter and the sound of her heartbeat flatlining in hospital.
Speaking from her hospital bed, sporting a black eye and a cast on her left arm, she said: ‘I don’t usually post my falls or talk about them because I want people to see the fun in what I do.
Brown posted footage of her fall on her Instagram page and YouTube, in a video which also included shots of her being carried to the helicopter
Brown is set to become Britain’s youngest summer Olympian in Tokyo next year
‘But this was my worst fall. I just want everyone to know that it’s OK, don’t worry, I’m OK. I’m just going to get back up and push even harder.’
Brown was born in Japan to a Japanese mother but her father is British. She spends most of her time training in California in the USA, where her accident took place.
The 2019 World Skateboarding Championship bronze medallist will have just turned 13 by the time the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics take place in July 2021.
But if she qualifies as expected, Brown will still become Britain’s youngest summer Olympian as swimmer Margery Hinton was 13 years and 43 days when she competed at the Games in Amsterdam in 1928.
Brown, who also surfs, added: ‘I’m excited to come back even stronger and even tougher. My heart wants to go so hard right now. I’m just waiting for my body to catch up.
‘This will not stop me. I’m going to push boundaries for girls with my skating and surfing. I’m going for gold in Tokyo 2021.’
The 2019 World Skateboarding Championship bronze medallist will be 13 by the time the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics take place in July 2021
She spends most of her time training in California in the USA, where her accident took place