Goepper’s Olympic Halfpipe Gamble Ends in Pain—But What Really Went Wrong?
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — U.S. freeskier Nick Goepper checked out of the hospital with only a knee sprain and a bad shin bruise after a scary fall in the halfpipe finals at the Winter Olympics, team officials said Saturday.
The 31-year-old Goepper, who learned to ski on baby hills near his hometown in Indiana, went flying above the halfpipe and came down on his back in Friday night’s final before bouncing to the bottom. He stood up and was walked gingerly to the bottom, holding his back.
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