Mia Rosten, who was competing in Misano last weekend in the WorldWCR class of the Emilia-Romagna round of WorldSBK, is expected to be able to return home in the coming days after an accident left her in hospital.
Rusthen crashed at Turn 16 during the first race, which brought out the red flag and eventually forced the opening WorldWCR race to be moved from its late-morning slot to the end of the day.
The race was eventually won by former Moto3 rider Maria Herrera, who also won the second race on Sunday, but Rostin's accident left her with brain swelling, for which she successfully underwent surgery and was placed in an artificial coma after being transferred to Maurizio Bufalini Hospital. In Italy.
Rustin's family provides updates on social media. The latest update says that Rusten remains under the care of Maurizio Bufalini's trauma team, that she remains in a coma, but that her condition is stable and that plans are being worked on to return her home to Norway.
“First and foremost, we want to thank you for the tremendous care, support and love sent to Mia and to us following the accident that occurred during the first WorldWCR World Cup race where Mia suffered a head injury. It is extremely distressing,” the update reads. Warm and cozy, we are amazed at the scale of the sport of road racing in large parts of the world, and how thousands feel and follow Mia in this difficult situation.
“Mia remains at the Maurizio Bufalini Hospital here in Italy and is undergoing specialist treatment by the hospital’s trauma team. She has loved ones around her and this is strength for her and for us as a family.
“Mia is still in a coma, but the doctors here have reported that she is fortunately out of danger and is stable and with good vitality. They are working on a plan to return her home to a hospital in Norway once she has recovered.” Stable enough to be able to return home Regarding the extent of her injury, it is too early to say anything concrete about it, but we hope that good fitness and sheer stubbornness will help her get through this as well.
