Mother of Olympic champion injured in fire told about her condition
Two-time Olympic champion Maria Shurochkina was hospitalized with burns after a fire in the apartment. The athlete’s mother said that she is still in intensive care, and she has bandaged fingers
Two-time Olympic champion Maria Shurochkina, who suffered during a fire in an apartment, remains in intensive care, the mother of the athlete Oksana Shurochkina said on her Instagram page (owned by Meta, the company is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).
“She’s still in intensive care, and the fingers are all in bandages,” Shurochkina wrote in the comments under the post with words of gratitude for the support.
She noted that the words of support are very valuable to the injured daughter: “It may seem that a simple message is a trifle, but it is not. For Masha, every word of support is a source of strength and energy. Thank you for your warmth, it is priceless.
The hospitalization of 31-year-old Shurochkina became known on Monday. TASS reported that the athlete was taken to the Sklifosovsky Ambulance Research Institute. The Russian Water Sports Federation expressed its readiness to provide the necessary support.
Shurochkina took gold in the group at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, on account of her 11 gold awards at the world championships and six at the European championships. The synchronist is the younger sister of singer Nyusha.
