{"id":272868,"date":"2026-02-04T03:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T03:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/272868\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T03:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T03:15:07","slug":"team-canadas-cam-spalding-better-win-for-both-of-us-at-winter-olympics-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/272868\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Canada&#8217;s Cam Spalding &#8220;better win for both of us&#8221; at Winter Olympics 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/snowboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" node=\"[object Object]\" data-tracking-disabled=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">snowboard<\/a>\u00a0best buddies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/liam-brearley\" node=\"[object Object]\" data-tracking-disabled=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Brearley<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/milano-cortina-2026\/results\/athlete-details\/53780\" node=\"[object Object]\" data-tracking-disabled=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Spalding<\/a>\u00a0were on the verge of realising the lifelong dream of sharing the Olympic stage before injury spoiled the party.<\/p>\n<p>As two of the best slopestyle snowboarders in the world, Brearley and Spalding would have been a triple threat for Canada at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/milano-cortina-2026\" node=\"[object Object]\" data-tracking-disabled=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milano Cortina 2026<\/a>, along with three-time medallist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/mark-mcmorris\" target=\"_blank\" node=\"[object Object]\" data-tracking-disabled=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mark McMorris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Months after his historic victory at the World Championships in Engadin, the 22-year-old Brearley suffered serious knee and ankle injuries in training in Austria in November 2025. Brearley\u2019s hopes of reaching the 2026 Winter Olympics came to a crashing halt as he would require surgery and extensive rehabilitation just two months out from the global showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>In a testament to the close bond they share, Spalding was there when Brearley got injured and provided moral support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was with me when I got hurt and then that whole trip as well,\u201d\u00a0Brearley\u00a0told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/sports\/longform\/features\/an-unshakeable-friendship-through-victory-and-heartbreak\" node=\"[object Object]\" data-tracking-disabled=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBC News<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talked to him a bunch about it. I\u2019m stoked for him. I hope he does well. He better win for both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the shared dream that was spawned nearly 14 years ago may be dashed, Spalding carries the hope of bringing back some silverware to soften the blow. The 20-year-old Spalding has been among the top snowboarders over the last two seasons, claiming the 2024\/25 Crystal Globe in slopestyle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with CBC News, Spalding spoke with admiration of Brearley and the endearing friendship that has blossomed since they were six years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the guy. It&#8217;s pretty incredible when you get a guy like him to work with you all the time. We live together. We are roommates in pretty much everything,\u201d Spalding said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn&#8217;t want to be with anyone else doing this. He&#8217;s such a good dude. And he helps me in boarding. We gel so well together outside of snowboarding&#8230; He&#8217;s the best. Grateful to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canadian\u00a0snowboard\u00a0best buddies\u00a0Liam Brearley\u00a0and\u00a0Cam Spalding\u00a0were on the verge of realising the lifelong dream of sharing the Olympic stage before&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-272868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}