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Canadian Olympic big air snowboarder Mark McMorris was forced to withdraw from the event after suffering a bad fall during practice at the Milan 2026 Cortina Games on Wednesday.
McMorris had won a gold medal in the big air competition at the 2021 World Championships and was expected to challenge for a podium spot at this year’s Winter Olympics. But the severe spill caused him to be taken off the slopes on a stretcher and briefly taken to the hospital.
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Canadian Mark McMorris is carried off by medical staff on a stretcher after crashing during a snowboard training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
“I hit my head and unfortunately I won’t be able to compete in the big air tonight,” he wrote in a post on Instagram.
McMorris added that he will be ready for the delopestyle event, which begins on February 16. He has three Olympic bronze medals in the event.
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Canada’s Mark McMorris practices during a big air snowboard training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
“I’m just trying to stay positive and focus on that event. Thank you so much to the amazing medical staff who took such good care of me and to everyone who gave me so much love and support.”
Canadian snowboard official Brendan Matthews said McMorris was quickly released from the hospital. He said it was standard protocol for him to be taken out on a stretcher.
“It’s always scary when someone takes a hard fall like that, but all things considered, it’s good news,” Matthews said.
Australian Val Guseli will replace McMorris in the big air. He usually competes in the halfpipe competition.
Canadian Mark McMorris reacts after crashing during a big air snowboard training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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She won a silver medal in halfpipe at the 2023 World Championships and earned a bronze medal at the 2023 Winter X Games in the SuperPipe competition.
