"The Sydneysider fell on the final jump of training and was taken off on a stretcher from the course on Friday, posting later in the day she'd made the call to withdraw. I've made the decision along with my medical and support team to pull from Slopestyle tomorrow in order to reset, refocus and channel my energy into Big Air, Thomas posted on Instagram. I am doing all good and am keen to get training for Big Air."
"The Australian Olympic team earlier issued a statement that Thomas was undergoing an MRI but confirmed she had been cleared to compete despite the major injury suffered last November. Thomas arrived in Livigno after having undergone a comprehensive rehabilitation and testing process in order to compete without an ACL, a statement from the Australian Olympic team said."
"Despite the setback Thomas is still on track to join alpine great Lindsey Vonn in competing in Milan-Cortina without an ACL. Vonn revealed this week she ruptured her ACL in a crash in the last event before her fifth Olympics, but the American veteran completed training on Friday and will line up in the blue riband women's downhill."
Daisy Thomas, an 18-year-old Australian freeskier, re-injured her previously ruptured ACL during training at Livigno's Snow Park and has withdrawn from the women's slopestyle qualifying round. She fell on the final jump, was taken off on a stretcher, underwent an MRI and chose with her medical team to pull from slopestyle to focus on the women's freeski big air, scheduled for 14 February. Thomas had ruptured her ACL in a World Cup big air crash in November, completed intensive rehabilitation and testing to compete without an ACL, and remains hopeful of competing in big air.
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