Basically, I had a complex tibia fracture, also fractured my fibular head, my tibial plateau. Just kind of everything was in pieces. She said she also suffered compartment syndrome, explaining that the physical trauma caused pressure to build up in her leg, putting her muscles, nerves, and tendons at risk. Her surgeon, Hackett, had to perform a fasciotomy, and she said he saved [her] leg from being amputated.
Since the start of her international short-track speedskating career just over seven years ago, 24-year-old American Corinne Stoddard has established herself as one of the best competitors in her field. The Seattle native currently sits third in the world rankings for both the 500-meter and 1,000-meter events, and fourth in the rankings for the 1,500 meters. When Stoddard first began competing internationally, the reputation of American short-track speedskating was arguably at its nadir. Her prowess on the ice has helped change that.
The Sydneysider fell on the final jump of training and was taken off on a stretcher from the course on Friday, posting later in the day she'd made the call to withdraw. I've made the decision along with my medical and support team to pull from Slopestyle tomorrow in order to reset, refocus and channel my energy into Big Air, Thomas posted on Instagram. I am doing all good and am keen to get training for Big Air.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- American ski racer Breezy Johnson won the Olympic downhill Sunday with a hard-charging run on a day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn's crash that saw her being taken off the mountain in a helicopter. Johnson was the sixth racer and found speed with a risk-taking trip along the iconic Olympia delle Tofana course on a sunny day in Cortina.
Out of World Cup action for 14 months after whereabouts failures, she dropped on to Birds of Prey as bib No 32 in the 45-racer field all women for the first time in the history of the legendary venue. With a few bends of her reconstructed knees, she snapped through the timing wand, charged through the Abyss (one of Birds of Prey's steepest pitches) and kept carving her way through the 1.7-mile (2.7km) drop's icy chop.
