Sara Sigmundsdottir will miss the CrossFit Games 2021 season after a serious knee injury. She announced the news on Instagram, describing the “nightmare” moment.
“I experienced my biggest nightmare earlier this week when I hurt my knee in training. I felt a click in my knee during a split jerk and went straight to get an MRI scan. The results showed a ruptured ACL,” she wrote.
“I am still realising that this has actually happened and that I won‘t be taking part in the 2021 CrossFit Games season. This recovery process requires imminent surgery and then months of rehabilitation. When the timeline becomes clearer I’ll share an update on what that looks like.”
She finished third in her debut CrossFit Games in 2015, and then again in 2016. Sigmundsdottir was fourth in 2017 and every year since fans wonder “is this the year she wins?” But the Icelandic superstar cannot catch a break.
In 2018, a stress fracture to her ribs ruined her chances. Then, in 2019, she was a victim of the controversial cuts that thinned the field after each round. In 2020, she caught an infection that affected her hormones and ruined her chances.
Now in 2021, she is hampered once again.
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“I’m so thankful for the support I have received from my team and sponsors,” she wrote on Instagram. “Then of course from all of you who have supported me through thick and thin and have been my biggest motivation since I started in the sport. Knowing that this type of injury can be healed 100 per cent gives me every reason to be positive and the hunger to make the strongest comeback is already there.
“This is my challenge now. Challenge accepted,” she added.
