Workforce USA discovered itself down an essential participant in its preliminary spherical recreation within the 2022 Beijing Olympics in opposition to Finland on Thursday morning.
Brianna Decker acquired twisted up with Ronja Savolainen behind Finland’s internet and remained down for a number of minutes after her leg appeared to get caught below Savolainen’s. The assistant captain might be heard screaming after taking place earlier than a stretcher got here out.
The USA broadcast introduced Decker, who’s taking part in her third Olympics, wouldn’t return to the sport.
Decker received gold in 2018 in PyeongChang and silver in 2014 in Sochi.
It is unclear the extent of her damage, nevertheless it’s severe sufficient to knock Decker out of the rest of the match. The loss off Decker actually creates a void within the Workforce USA lineup, which seems to be to take house a second straight gold.
