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Brown posted a video of the accident on
Instagram and reassured supporters that she was doing fine and
was going to work even harder when she returns.
"I don't usually post (videos of) my falls or talk about them...
but this was my worst fall. I just want everyone to know that
it's ok, don't worry, I'm ok," she said.
"I'm going to push boundaries for girls with my skating and
surfing. I'm going for gold in 2021 and nothing will stop me."
The BBC reported that Brown was taken to hospital by helicopter
and was unresponsive on arrival but is expected to make a
complete recovery.
"Sky landed head-first off a ramp on her hand," her father
Stewart was quoted as saying by the BBC.
"When she first came to hospital, everyone was fearful for her
life... Sky had the gnarliest fall she's ever had and is lucky
to be alive... (she) remains positive and strong, the whole
medical team is shocked to see her positivity."
At the 2021 Tokyo Games, Brown is hoping to eclipse the record
set by swimmer Margery Hinton, who was 13 years and 43 days old
when she competed at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.
Five sports, including baseball, skateboarding and surfing, will
feature in Tokyo as part of the International Olympic
Committee's revamp of the Games programme to attract younger
audiences.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; editing by
Philippa Fletcher)
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