yyzcanuck Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 From the article posted HERE: Snowboarder Morison breaks elbow CTVOlympics.ca By Katie Rook, CTVOlympics.ca Posted Tuesday, December 22, 2009 5:12 PM ET A broken elbow will sideline snowboarder Matthew Morison during three competitions leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Games robbing him of valuable training opportunities. Morison, who won gold at the Parallel Giant Slalom event in Telluride, Colo. last week, will still be able to compete at the Games following four to six weeks of rest, doctors said. The 22-year-old Burketon, Ont. native fractured the radial head of his left arm during qualifying runs Thursday after he crashed into a net. Coaches have adjusted his training regimen so that he will maintain his fitness through February. Morison will not be able to compete at races in Kreischberg, Austria, Nendaze, Switzerland and Stoneham, Canada in January. The race Morison won was rescheduled ahead of a second race Thursday after warm weather in Limone, Italy forced the cancellation of an event at the beginning of December. Morrison qualified for the Olympic team last season when he claimed his third top-5 finish - a bronze medal at the World Championships in Gangwon, Korea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Man, we are having no luck. How many ski team members are also out due to injury right now? Right now it's more like "own the rehab centre" than "own the podium". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletProof Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Dang that sucks! Heal well Matt. Ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasbin Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Matt will be back and he will medal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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