Brutal stroke of fate: The bravest ski ace in the World Cup

Martina Dubovska has been competing in the World Cup for several years, but it wasn't until this year that the 29-year-old's problem really broke. She finished in the points in eight World Cup slaloms this season, raced into the top 10 twice and also won her first European Cup race in Ahrntal in December. And yet the Czech woman with Slovakian roots will always associate this outstanding season with a negative memory: her mother died suddenly and unexpectedly in February.

Dubovska was on her way to the World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo in mid-February when she received the shocking news: her mother had been seriously injured in a car accident. The slalom specialist immediately turned around and drove to the hospital, where she assisted her mother, a teacher. “Mom is still here, fighting. She is the greatest and bravest warrior I know,” Dubovska wrote in an emotional message on social media at the time. But in the end the injuries proved to be too severe - and Mama Dubovska lost the fight. Skiing as a way to cope with grief “I love you forever, mom,” were the ski racer’s touching farewell words on social media. Skiing helped the Czech to cope with her grief these days: a few days after her tragic death, Dubovska was at the start in Jasna and achieved her best career result with eighth place.

Martina Dubovska (left) and her mother at a World Cup race. © Social Media

“Mom, you would be so proud of me,” wrote the 29-year-old, who from then on always tagged her posts with hashtags like “For you, Mom” or “Always with you, Mom.” She also performed well in the slaloms in Åre with a 12th and 13th place.

Dubovska will also be at the start in Lenzerheide – with a mother who gives her a lot of strength from above. “I believe that she will continue to support and protect me, even if only from heaven,” were the words of the bravest skier in the World Cup.

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Brutal stroke of fate: The bravest ski ace in the World Cup

In the final races of the season in Lenzerheide, for many ski stars it's all about victories, crystal balls and fame. For one athlete, skiing is currently therapy - because she recently suffered a stroke of fate that changed her life.

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