Bolton, a snowboard-cross competitor, fell "heavily" on Monday and was transferred to a Milan hospital on Tuesday, per the Australian Broadcasting Company. His pain levels had "worsened" after the crash, and upon scans, it was revealed that Bolton had two neck fractures.
Kim qualified for the women's snowboard halfpipe final in top position, showing no signs of being hampered by her dislocated left shoulder.
In the 2026 Winter Olympics, Chloe Kim will compete for a third straight gold medal in the women's Snowboard Halfpipe. How to watch each event.
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Australian snowboarder airlifted to hospital after breaking neck in Winter Olympics nightmare
Australian snowboarder Cameron Bolton fractured his neck in two places in a crash during a training run Monday for the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics. The 35-year-old athlete, who was training for Thursday’s snowboard cross event,
G to Chloe Kim’s triumphant snowboard halfpipe qualifier— relive some of the standout moments from Day 5 of the Winter Olympics.
The men's snowboard cross has a unique history at the Winter Olympics. Only three athletes have won gold across the five times the event has been contested. Austria's Alessandro Hammerle has the opportunity to become the third back-to-back gold medalist in men's snowboard cross at the Milan Cortina Games.
Who says you can't win Olympic gold at 40? Austrian Benjamin Karl's victory in the men's Alpine snowboarding parallel giant slalom (PGS) made him the oldest individual champion in the history of the Winter Games.
With the Olympic snowboard parallel giant slalom competitions approaching on Sunday, riders are wondering whether they will be racing in the discipline's last appearance at a Winter Games as a review by the International Olympic Committee looms.
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