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Olympic medallist Denny Morrison in hospital in Utah after suffering stroke

Denny Morrison of Canada competes in the Mens 1500m race during day 2 of the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships held at Thialf Ice Arena on February 13, 2015 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

Canadian speedskater and Olympic medallist Denny Morrison says he’s in a Utah hospital after suffering a stroke.

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The 30-year-old Morrison tweeted from his official Twitter account on Saturday night at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah – two days after he was expected to complete a 25-day mountain bike ride from Arizona to Utah.

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Only 11 months ago Morrison was in the hospital after he sustained serious injuries from a motorcycle accident.

“Almost a year post accident. And done mountain biking 800 miles across Arizona, I’m back in a hospital bed again. Had a stroke today,” tweeted Morrison.

Speed Skating Canada had no immediate information regarding Morrison’s tweet.

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Less than a year after serious injuries from a motorcycle wreck that nearly ended not just his speedskating career but his life, the decorated Olympian raced a men’s 1,000 metres at the Olympic Oval in Calgary this past March.

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