Belle Brockhoff of Australia is pulled away on a stretcher to receive medical attention after falling during her run in Zhangjiakou, China on Feb. 12, 2022.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters
Australia’s Belle Brockhoff was taken off the snowboard cross course by stretcher on Saturday after she fell during the mixed team quarter-final at the Beijing Games.
The Australian Olympic Committee said on Twitter Brockhoff was being treated on the course after an “awkward fall.”
The event resumed after a brief delay.
Heavy snow began to fall in Zhangjiakou ahead of Saturday’s final, covering the course with a layer of powdery snow. Air temperatures fell to -11 degree Celsius (12.2°F) and visibility was lower than normal.
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