Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu was taken out of the halfpipe by medical personnel Wednesday after a dangerous crash near the end of women’s qualifying. It appeared Liu, on the final trick of her second run,
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Winter Olympic snowboarder breaks neck in training crash just days before he was set to compete
Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to the hospital after breaking his neck while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics
The men's snowboard cross has a unique history at the Winter Olympics. Only three athletes have won gold across the five times the event has been contested. Austria's Alessandro Hammerle has the opportunity to become the third back-to-back gold medalist in men's snowboard cross at the Milan Cortina Games.
A snowboarder at the Winter Olympics walked away from a heavy training fall and felt fine. The next day, scans revealed he broke his neck. (AP Photo)
Liu Jiayu took a massive tumble during the qualifiers for women's halfpipe Wednesday. Her fall underscores the danger of Winter Olympic sports. (AP Photo)
G to Chloe Kim’s triumphant snowboard halfpipe qualifier— relive some of the standout moments from Day 5 of the Winter Olympics.
Kokomo Murase completed a golden snowboard Big Air Olympic double for Japan on Monday, after Kira Kimura had won the men's competition on the weekend. X Games champion Murase clinched the gold four years after bronze on her final jump with a score a score of 89.
Who says you can't win Olympic gold at 40? Austrian Benjamin Karl's victory in the men's Alpine snowboarding parallel giant slalom (PGS) made him the oldest individual champion in the history of the Winter Games.
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Winter Olympic snowboarder breaks neck in harrowing crash
Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to hospital after breaking his neck in a training crash. The 35-year-old, competing at his fourth Winter Olympics, fell during a snowboard cross training session on Monday in Livigno.
With the Olympic snowboard parallel giant slalom competitions approaching on Sunday, riders are wondering whether they will be racing in the discipline's last appearance at a Winter Games as a review by the International Olympic Committee looms.
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