Philippines' Michael Christian Martinez skates during the figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
Philippines' Michael Christian Martinez skates during the figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, January 31, 2014. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor

Canadian figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond broke her right leg during practice. The Olympian is going to miss the coming season this fall.

The Newfoundland skater had a surgery at Misericordia Community Hospital after she had broken the fibula in her right leg, falling after swerving around a skater. The 18-year-old was a major part of the Canadian skating team at Sochi Olympics that won the silver in the tournament. Osmond won the Canadian women's championship twice. She, however, finished 13th at Sochi.

The Canadian skater has been asked to stay away from her sport for a minimum period of six weeks. The leg injury prevented her from taking part in the Autumn Classic International in Ontario, Skate Canada International in British Columbia and Trophee Eric Bompard to be held on the Grand Prix circuit. While she had to withdraw from both the tournaments, she still hopes to fight it out to defend the Canadian title in the earlier part of 2015.

Osmond, born in Newfoundland, moved to Montreal when she was seven. She moved to Sherwood Park again when she was 10. She has been living there ever since as she attends Vimy Ridge Sports Academy. Marystown named a street after Osmond and renamed the home rink to Kaetlyn Osmond Arena in April 2014.

Osmond released a statement on her injury and consequent withdrawal from tournaments. She appreciated the support she had got in the statement released on Monday, Sept 15. "I really appreciate all the support I've received from our medical team at Skate Canada and at Misericordia," she said in the statement. "I'm obviously disappointed to miss the early part of the skating season, but I will look forward to getting back onto the ice and training again. I certainly hope to be competing in Kingston at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in January."

Osmond suffered the injury on Sept 11 that while she was working on the choreography. She tried avoiding the collision with another skater. However, she fell after catching an edge. She will not be able to put weight on the fractured leg in the coming weeks.

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