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Australian injury toll climbs
Some more news from overnight, with teenage skier Daisy Thomas officially ruled out of the Olympics.
Thomas was stretchered from the slopestyle course during a practice session a week ago following a crash that re-injured the same knee that she had ruptured her ACL in three months ago.
Australian skier Daisy Thomas.Credit: Getty Images
The 18-year-old Australian was forced to withdraw from the freeski slopestyle, but was determined to compete in the big air event on Saturday (local time).
However, the combination of the knee injury and a shoulder injury sustained from a crash in training on Wednesday has forced Thomas to withdraw from the event and postpone her Olympic debut.
Thomas’ withdrawal comes three days after snowboarder Cam Bolton was helicoptered to a hospital in Milan after fracturing his neck at a practice session.
Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton will be transferred to Melbourne for medical treatment.Credit: Australian Olympic Team
The 35-year-old has since had further scans, and after consultation between the Australian Olympic team’s medical staff, along with spine surgeons in Australia, a decision has been made for Bolton to return to Melbourne to receive treatment.
Bolton will be transferred to Melbourne by an international medical transfer company, with the medical team to arrive in Milan on Sunday (local time) to make an assessment.
What Baff’s Olympic gold means for Australia
Quickly, in case you missed it, Australian Josie Baff won gold today in the women’s snowboard cross.
It was amazing, a true come-from-behind victory after she went from a slide-out in the first round to Olympic champion in the final.
Olympic snowboard cross champion Josie Baff.Credit: Getty Images
But Baff’s victory also means something else for Australia.
Australia has never won more than two gold medals at a Winter Olympics.
With Baff’s win today, and Cooper Woods’ win yesterday, we’ve already hit that number.
In case you didn’t know, Scotty James is the favourite to win gold tonight. If he managed to pull it off, not only would he complete his Olympic medal set (bronze in Pyeongchang and silver in Beijing), it would be the most gold medals Australia has won at a Winter Games.
I’ll leave that with you.
Welcome
Good morning to our Australian readers, good evening if you’re lucky enough to join us from Italy.
Tonight is a huge night in Livigno, where the men’s halfpipe final gets under at 5.30am AEDT.
History is on the line tonight. Not just for Scotty James, but also for Australia. More on that soon.
Scotty James during his first run in the men’s qualifying on Wednesday night.Credit: AP
Billie Eder here to take you through the final, where James and countryman Valentino Guseli are sure to put on a show as they attempt to become Olympic medallists.
There are three runs tonight to determine Olympic champion, with the highest score taking home the gold medal.
Australian Valentino Guseli soars above the halfpipe in qualifying.Credit: AP
Guseli is 7th out, while James is last to drop as the highest-scoring athlete in qualifying.
We have news to bring you until then. Enjoy.
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