In January 2025, Slovak actress Monika Szabó suffered a serious injury while skiing in the Swiss Alps. Her state of health finally required the intervention of a rescue helicopter, which immediately transported her to the hospital, where she underwent the necessary surgery.
The star of the marquee series Dunaj, at your service she underwent a difficult operation, during which doctors fixed her shoulder with ten screws. A long convalescence followed, accompanied by regular visits to a physiotherapist. A memory remained on her right shoulder in the form of an ugly scar.
She revealed what her plans were if it was impossible to get rid of her. “If they can’t remove that scar with a laser, I’ll have a meadow flower with a long stem tattooed there.” she wrote last February on Instagram and also published the scar after the procedure for the first time. PHOTO can be found in the gallery.
A year has passed since her injury and returning to the slopes was not easy. “When I put on my thermal underwear yesterday, I realized that they took it off for the last time in the hospital. I’ve been wondering for a whole year whether I’ll ever get on skis again.” she admitted on Instagram on Sunday, while also posting a VIDEO of her worriedly watching other skiers and the snowy slopes while the video intercuts with footage of her incident in the Alps. You can find it at the beginning of the article.
She felt worried, but she didn’t want to give up what she loved. “Standing here at the bottom of the slope is not easy for me and I admit, I’m a little afraid of it. Which is probably understandable. But I decided not to throw away my years of skiing just because of one injury. I’ll try to learn from it and be more careful from now on. I’ll try.” added.
