"LIVIGNO, Italy -- Canada's three-time Olympic bronze medal snowboarder Mark McMorris crashed Wednesday night during big air training for the Milan Cortina Games and had to be taken off the course on a stretcher. McMorris, 32, making his fourth appearance at the Olympics, was getting ready for Thursday night's qualifying, set for about 24 hours before the opening ceremony. There was no immediate official word on McMorris' condition."
"In big air, riders do four, five or more spins after taking off from a ramp that in Livigno is more than 50 meters (165 feet) tall and built on scaffolding. McMorris won all of his Olympic medals and eight of his 12 X Games titles in slopestyle; the other four X gold medals came in big air, which was added to the Olympic program in 2018."
Mark McMorris, 32, crashed Wednesday night during big air training in Livigno and was carried off the course on a stretcher. He was preparing for Thursday night's qualifying about 24 hours before the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Games and was making his fourth Olympic appearance. There was no immediate official word on his condition. Big air competitors perform multiple spins after launching from a ramp more than 50 meters tall built on scaffolding in Livigno. McMorris won Olympic medals and numerous X Games titles in slopestyle and big air. He previously suffered life‑threatening injuries in a 2017 backcountry crash and has had surgical hardware placed in his leg, arm and jaw.
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