Davidová to end season after Olympics due to back injury

Czech biathlete Markéta Davidová will end her season after the Olympic Games in Italy. She remains in Antholz-Anterselva as a reserve for Wednesday’s relay but will undergo medical examinations for a herniated disc following the Games and will not compete in the remaining three World Cup events in Kontiolahti, Otepää and Oslo.

The 29-year-old underwent surgery for a herniated disc last year. Back pain returned in January, forcing the 2021 world champion in the individual race to skip the January World Cup rounds in Ruhpolding and Nové Město na Moravě. She competed in the mixed relay at the Olympic Games, and also in Saturday’s sprint, but her performance was hindered by renewed back pain and she came in 81st.