Vancouver (BC), Canada – A former Olympic aerials skier has sued the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA) and one of its physicians, Dr. Jeff Purkis, for allowing her to participate in a training camp in December 2013.

Veronika Bauer, who competed in aerials on the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup from 1997 through 2010 and represented Canada in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games, filed a notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court alleging that the CFSA and Purkis allowed her to participate in the camp, knowing that she sustained a concussion a year earlier. She also alleges that the CFSA kept from her another doctor’s recommendation against participating.

After suffering another concussion at the training camp, she alleges that she’s now unable to work and is impaired in day-to-day life.  She claims that she now lives with permanent physical and cognitive impairments as a result of the 2013 incident.

“The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA) was made aware of a claim apparently filed in the Supreme Court of British Colombia by Ms. Veronika Bauer against the Association and Dr. Jeff Purkis,” the CFSA said late Tuesday in a prepared statement. “In consultation with our legal team, we are currently reviewing this claim. Once we have gathered all the facts and the required information, we will determine next steps. The CFSA addresses any claims in a serious and timely matter. The health of our past and current athletes has always been, and will continue to be, our utmost priority.”