Why would she be?
"If I stood and looked at the statistics of comas and paraplegics I probably wouldn't sign up to what I do," Buchanan, 30, told
News Corp.
On Friday, Buchanan jets to Italy for two BMX World Cup races that are crucial to her hopes of qualifying for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The goal is to finish on the podium in a self-funded trip that will cost north of $20,000. These Olympic Games qualifiers have popped up just in time, and while Australia's team won't be announced until June, the clock is ticking.
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"That includes three full blackout knockouts on the track, where I woke up and didn't know where I was. When you hit the ground obviously you're going to take a lot of skin off.