Australia’s Olympic team has been rocked with Cam Bolton airlifted to Milan after breaking his neck in training, ending the veteran snowboarder’s Winter Games campaign.
Competing at his fourth Olympics, the 35-year-old suffered a crash on Monday while training for the snowboard cross event but woke up with worsening pain in his neck the following day.
He was taken for scans, which revealed two fractures, and then transported from the mountain by helicopter with a team official for further treatment.
Team chef de mission Alisa Camplin
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