Overview
- The 35-year-old snowboard cross racer woke with severe neck pain after returning to the Olympic Village, and imaging confirmed two broken vertebrae.
- The Australian Olympic Committee confirmed he was airlifted from Livigno to Milan for treatment.
- An Australian team official accompanied the transfer and local reporting noted his wife was also with him.
- Delegation chief Alisa Camplin said Bolton was calm and receiving strong support from medical staff and teammates.
- Debutant James Johnstone has been named to replace Bolton, who had been set for his fourth Olympics and was Australia’s top men’s finisher in Beijing 2022 at 13th.