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Olympic champ Peppe Femling rushed to hospital with ski pole sticking out of leg after horror accident

Swedish biathlete impaled his right leg with a ski pole during a training race in Norway

OLYMPIC champion Peppe Femling was rushed to hospital after impaling himself with his own ski pole in a shocking freak accident during training.

The biathlon relay gold medallist, 26, was preparing for a roller-ski event when he was was forced to jump into a ditch to avoid crashing into a car.

 Peppe Femling was rushed to hospital after impaling himself with his ski pole
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Peppe Femling was rushed to hospital after impaling himself with his ski pole
 Femling has begun his recovery following the incident in Norway last week
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Femling has begun his recovery following the incident in Norway last week

But as he fell to the ground one of his ski poles pierced his right leg and became stuck, it is reported.

The Swede was training in Lysebotn, Norway when the pole entered through his calf and came out of his leg by his shin, just above the ankle.

Femling was treated by a medicine student named Simen Sveen, who was also competing in the training race on Thursday, before a helicopter arrived to take him to hospital.

The gold medallist is making the early stages of his recovery and posted a video to social media to update fans on his progress so far.


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 Femling in action during this year's Winter Olympics in PyeongChang
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Femling in action during this year's Winter Olympics in PyeongChangCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 The Swede won gold in the men's relay
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The Swede won gold in the men's relayCredit: Getty - Contributor
 He will be hoping to return to training in time for the upcoming season this winter
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He will be hoping to return to training in time for the upcoming season this winterCredit: Getty - Contributor

Femling's partner, fellow biathlete Anna Magnusson, captioned the video: "Finally got to hand out with my guy. Keep the thumbs up for him to come home tomorrow."

In the post, Femling can be seen walking in hospital with a protective bandage around his right leg.

He added on social media: "I would like to thank everyone for the wishes, and a special thank-you to Simen Sveen, the medical student who was the first person to arrive at the scene and he calmed me down the whole time.

"He was with me until the helicopter arrived and carried on competing (in the training race), finishing third."

Femling had previously posted a thumbs-up selfie from the hospital, captioning that the pole was still stuck in his leg at the time of the photo.

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