Canadian Olympic snowboarder Mark McMorris will miss tonight’s men’s snowboard big air qualification, the Canadian Olympic Committee and Snowboard Canada said in a statement.
“Working in tandem with the Canada Snowboard and Canadian Olympic Committee medical teams, it was decided as a precaution that Mark will skip the big air event to focus his efforts on being fully healthy for slopestyle,” the statement read. He was released from hospital Thursday morning after being stretchered off the slope following a fall at the snowboard big air training.
McMorris also commented, stating “fortunately, things are looking good for slopestyle, so I’m staying positive and shifting my focus there. Huge thanks to the incredible medical staff who took great care of me, and to everyone who reached out with so much love and support.”
McMorris “had a fall after landing a run” during the snowboard big air training on Wednesday night.
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“As a precaution, he was assisted off the slope and taken to the hospital with Canada Snowboard and Canadian Olympic Committee medical staff for evaluation,” the statement noted.
McMorris suffered life-threatening injuries in 2017 after slamming into a tree during a backcountry ride. He currently has had a rod placed in his leg, a plate in his arm and another in his jaw as a result of that and numerous other injuries he’s endured over the years.
This is McMorris’s fourth Olympic Games.
McMorris has won three bronze Olympic medals in slopestyle.
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