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Canada's Mark McMorris Stretchered Off After Heavy Big Air Training Crash in Livigno

Team Canada says staff are attending to the three-time bronze medallist after a 'heavy' training crash, with his status for Thursday's big air qualifying uncertain.

Overview

  • The 32-year-old was taken off the Livigno course on a stretcher after crashing during Wednesday night's big air training ahead of the Milan Cortina Games.
  • Team Canada reported a "heavy" crash and said Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Snowboard staff are attending to him, while providing no medical details.
  • His availability for Thursday night's big air qualifying remains uncertain, with the final scheduled for Saturday at Livigno Snow Park.
  • The big air setup in Livigno features a scaffolding-built ramp rising more than 50 metres (165 feet) above the course.
  • McMorris has three Olympic bronze medals in slopestyle and previously survived a life-threatening 2017 backcountry crash that required multiple surgeries.