Overview
- Bolton crashed during snowboard cross training in Livigno, with scans later confirming two neck fractures before he was airlifted to a hospital in Milan.
- After consultations with Australian spinal specialists, the Olympic medical team determined that definitive treatment should occur in Melbourne.
- An international medical retrieval team is scheduled to reach Milan on Sunday for assessment, with transport to Melbourne planned for Monday accompanied by a specialist doctor and nurse.
- Eighteen-year-old freeskier Daisy Thomas withdrew from big air and her planned Olympic debut due to knee instability and a shoulder injury sustained in training.
- Snowboarder Misaki Vaughan was ruled out after failing a head-injury assessment following a concussion, while aerialist Laura Peel remains under medical evaluation.