Snowboard star Mark McMorris plans his Olympic Games prep post-crash
Back on snow after his horrific crash, Canadian snowboard star Mark McMorris is plotting a return to competition in December.
The 23-year-old from Regina broke his jaw and left arm, ruptured his spleen, fractured his pelvis and ribs and suffered a collapsed left lung in March when he crashed into a tree in the B.C. backcountry.
McMorris says the Dew Tour event Dec. 14-17 in Breckenridge, Colo., will likely be the site of comeback, although he hasn’t completely ruled out an Air and Style competition Dec. 6-7 in Beijing.
“Realistically, there’s not any real top-tier events until December,” McMorris told reporters Tuesday on a conference call.