Whitefish freeskier Maggie Voisin out of Olympics
Whitefish freestyle skier Maggie Voisin is out of the Olympics due to an ankle injury suffered during training for ski slopestyle on Friday. Doctors have deemed she will not recover in time for Tuesday's competition.
"I have never been so frustrated and I'm disappointed to announce that yesterday in training I fractured my fibula right above my ankle," Voisin said in a statement posted on her Instagram account Saturday.
"Even though I will not be able to compete in Sochi I'm fortunate to be able to look back on such an amazing season. I never thought to come as far as I did and I'm honored to have had all these experiences. I'm going to enjoy every minute here in Sochi and I'm looking forward to supporting my team, my friends, and everyone participating in the games. I want to thank everyone for all of your support especially to my family, friends, hometown, and sponsors. None of this would have been possible without you and I can't wait for many more years ahead!"
The 15-year-old is the youngest member of Team USA at the Winter Games in Sochi.
Voisin was considered a medal contender in Sochi. She won silver in the X Games and was a discretionary pick by the U.S. Ski Team.
The Extreme Park course has come under fire by some riders in the run-up to the Olympics, with American snowboarder Shaun White pulling out of the snowboard slopestyle competition earlier in the week after jamming his wrist.