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Canadian freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe suffered a bad fall during the women’s freeski halfpipe event on Thursday.
Rescue operations took several tense minutes during which the crowd fell quiet but spectators cheered in relief as Sharpe was fit enough to wave her arms while taken away on a sled.
Sharpe’s conditions is stable, according to the Peter Judge, CEO of Freestyle Canada. The federation said the 33-year-old, from Comox, B.C., lost consciousness, but is awake and talking. She was taken to the Livigno clinic for further tests.
Sharpe, who won halfpipe Olympic gold in 2018 and silver in 2022, had already finished with 88.25 points in her first run, qualifying her among the top 12 going to Saturday’s finals.
WATCH | Sharpe crashes during 2nd run:
Canada’s Cassie Sharpe taken away by sled after crash in freeski halfpipe qualification
Olympic gold and silver-medalist Cassie Sharpe of Comox, B.C., had already qualified for the Olympic women’s freeski halfpipe final, when she crashed during her second run.
According to Judge, it is unlikely Sharpe will participate in Saturday’s final out of an abundance of caution, but the organization will await further updates from medical staff.
Calgary’s Amy Fraser also qualified for the final, ranking seventh after scoring 81.75 points in her second run, while Rachael Karker, of Erin, Ont., came ninth after earning 78.25 points.
Dillan Glennie, of North Vancouver, B.C., missed the qualification after coming in 14th with 73.00.
Defending Olympic champion Eileen Gu advanced to the final while shaking off a fall during her opening run.
Gu clipped the lip of the halfpipe on the third trick of her first run, knocking her left ski off and sending her skittering to the bottom of the course.