Sixteen-year-old Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka had to be stretchered off the course during the men’s halfpipe final on Wednesday. He was in ninth place, but crashed during the second run after a bumpy landing caused him to hit the lip of the halfpipe. It sounds like he will be OK, but it was a scary moment – it looks like he fell 30 feet, face first. Quick update on Yuto Totsuka, the Japanese snowboarder who suffered a horrific crash yesterday: He was transported to a hospital for tests and a CT scan. — Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) February 15, 2018Here’s a look at the crash:Shaun White won the gold, and Totsuka’s Japanese teammate Ayumu Hirano claimed silver.

Source: National Post February 15, 2018 05:25 UTC