During the training in roller skiing at Lichtenau (Turing) one of the Leaders of the German national cross-country ski team Tim Tscharnke got into a road-accident.

He was beaten by a pick-up car and went to a clinic for a medical examination. Due to the words of the Head coach the athlete injured his elbow, he has a serious bruise. Doctors haven’t decided yet whether a surgery is needed.
Anyway Tscharnke will have a break in his pre-Olympic preparation.

Source: the Press Office of the Russian Ski Association, insuedthuringen.de