Six months of intensive rehabilitation after breaking his leg in 2016 gave Olympic snowboarder Mark McMorris a new appreciation for his sport. This marks the second time the snowboarder from Regina will head to the Olympics on the heels of an injury. His plan is to get back to basics and snowboard as much as possible for the next few months. “Because all those young and up-and-coming kids are snowboarding all day every day and getting better,” he said. “A lot of people over the last while have told me that I really inspired them, and that’s a really good feeling,” he said.

Source: thestar August 29, 2017 22:52 UTC