.LeticiaBufoni can't skate for 3-4 hours a day anymore. 'If I got hurt, there's no way I can go to the hospital.'
until as late as next summer, athletes' schedules are in disarray. Right around the time many were planning on hitting top gear, gyms were closing down, travel bans were being implemented, and qualifying competitions were being postponed. With all of that in mind, holding back the Olympics made sense to Bufoni."I got really upset, but at the same time, I was happy with the decision," she said."Right now we can't train, we can't do anything.
She added,"Our priority is the health of everyone, not just the athletes. It's hard because we've been training and preparing for the past two or three years, but I think that's the best decision."Why Olympian Alexi Pappas Still Sees the Future as"Inevitably Bright" — and How You Can, Too Bufoni broke her foot in September and was just starting to ramp up training again when the pandemic hit. To train for a competition, she usually skates for three to four hours a day, in addition to daily workouts; now, training means an at-home workout and skating on a mini ramp in her backyard."I'm not skating every day," Bufoni told POPSUGAR."If I somehow got hurt, there's no way I can go to the hospital right now.
By the time events are back on again, Bufoni predicts she'll have gone a year or more without competing, the longest gap since she started at age 11. In some ways, it may work in her favor."Before the announcement, I was stressing about staying in shape and somehow trying to skate," she said."Now I have more time to train." The mental piece might be more challenging.
Bufoni never dreamed skateboarding would be in the Olympics one day or that she'd get to compete, and she doesn't think any of the excitement and hype will die down now that there's a delay. If anything, she said,"we're going to get more attention for another year. I think it's going to be positive."
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