Winter Olympics 2018 After a near-death experience, Torin Yater-Wallace takes aim at Olympic gold There’s adversity and there’s the near-surreal run of misfortune the American freestyle skier has survived to make it back to the Olympics Freestyle skier Torin Yater-Wallace has overcome his father’s prison term, a collapsed lung that ruined his chances in Sochi and a severe liver infection that threatened his life. You’re really doing whatever you want.”This individuality appealed to Yater-Wallace, who transitioned to halfpipe around the age of 12. “It’s an expensive sport, and we had literally no money.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Torin Yater-Wallace overcame family tragedy, injury and a rare bacterial infection that nearly killed him to make it back to the Olympics. He finished near the bottom of the pack in 26th in the inaugural Olympic halfpipe skiing event, but Yater-Wallace says he felt “blessed at the moment” to be skiing at all. Two months after being released from the hospital, Yater-Wallace won gold at the Oslo X Games.

Source: The Guardian February 19, 2018 12:00 UTC