Vicious winds caused a string of crashes and complaints as America’s Jamie Anderson survived the chaos to clinch her second straight slopestyle snowboarding Olympic gold in treacherous conditions on Monday. “Even yesterday, the practice we did in the morning was dangerous,” added Gasser after finishing 15th in the slopestyle. It was for sure not what I wanted, not what I expected, not what I dreamed of for my Olympic final,” said the 26-year-old, who was unhurt in the fall. But all the talk was about the wind, which coupled with the sub-zero temperatures made life tough for athletes and spectators. Coady ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), abruptly ending her first Olympics and leaving her facing several months on the sidelines.

Source: Hindustan Times February 12, 2018 11:03 UTC