Stellar conditions and the same hill as the men's GS at Park City combined to make a great race in the first of two today at Park City. Nanaimo's Allison Forsyth starting in third spot wound up 12th in 1:17.36 (1.36 second out) after the first run of the Women's GS this morning. Fernie's Emily Brydon, starting 46th, ended up 44th for the day in 1:21.03. Second run action begins this afternoon.
In the Olympic Womens Slalom today in Salt Lake the weather ended up becoming the most fearsome of competitors as a total of 19 racers failed to finish the first run! The resort received eight to ten centimeters of snow before the event, and snow continued to fall throughout the event.
The top Canadian was Emily Brydon of Fernie, B.C. in 27th place. Allison Forsyth of Nanaimo, B.C. did not finish the first run.
Genevieve Simard pulled out of the Slalom due to back spasms caused by training runs on Monday. She is, however, expected to be running on Friday's GS event.
David Anderson was released from Salt Lake City Hospital Sunday after suffering multiple injuries in his Friday training incident. The 22-year-old Rossland, B.C. native suffered back, shoulder and ankle injuires, as well as a concussion, while training for the Olympic super-G at Utah's Snowbasin Ski Area. Anderson suffered a compression fracture to a vertebrae in his mid to lower back. The skier also incurred soft-tissue injuries to his right hamstring, left ankle and shoulder after hitting a snow-grooming machine cable. Anderson moved back into the Olympic Village after leaving hospital Sunday. His condition will continue to be monitored.
“He will remain under the care of Canadian medical personnel for three or four days before he returns to Canada,” said Alpine Canada spokesman Steve Keogh. “He's feeling pretty stiff,” added Keogh. “He can walk but he's hobbling because of the ankle and hamstring.”
Alpine Canada plans to conduct its own investigation into the accident.
HUNSTVILLE, Utah
Canadian Olympic Ski Team member David Anderson was injured this morning at Snowbasin while training for tomorrow's Super-G. The 22-year-old was flown to Latter Day Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City following a high speed crash with a snowcat winch cable while skiing with a teammate on the hill. Anderson did not sustain life-threatening injuries. Anderson suffered soft-tissue injuries to his left ankle, right hamstring, left shoulder and mid-back. X-ray and MRI examinations revealed the Rossland native suffered a minor compression fracture of L1 in his vertebrae.
At this point, there is no long-term disability foreseen. He will remain in hospital overnight and is expecting to be released tomorrow. He will remain under vital sign and neurological monitoring.
The six-year Canadian Alpine Ski Team member was to compete in tomorrow's Super-G and next Thursday's giant slalom.
Earlier this week, Anderson finished 38th in the men's downhill in his first Olympic competition.