Torstein Horgmo will sit out the Sochi Winter Games with a broken collarbone as snowboard slopestyle makes its Olympics debut later this week. But his training crash on Monday figures to get significant air time between now and the end of the men’s final on Saturday.
Video footage of the crash, on the rail section of a challenging and controversial course at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, surfaced Tuesday on YouTube.
It was captured via cellphone camera and viewers can not only see but hear the slam as the Norwegian star missed his landing on a rail feature and fell hard on his shoulder and side.
Many have been critical of the course, while others have said it’s not as dangerous as some are saying.
On Tuesday, after some alterations, Shaun White fell after going errant after a steep jump. The two-time Olympic half pipe gold medalist jammed his wrist but is otherwise OK.
After that, Finnish snowboarder Marika Enne fell hard and suffered a concussion.
To be sure, the injuries and the headlines they have generated have set the sage for what promises to be very exciting finals.
The women's final is scheduled for Friday.
–Pete Thomas
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