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An Olympic legend unwittingly mentored her future rival. It was 12-year-old Indra Brown
At the time of the last Winter Olympics, 16-year-old Indra Brown had never even been in a halfpipe.
Despite skiing for nearly a decade, Brown had not yet tried the massive, U-shaped ramp largely because of a global lack of access; full-sized competitive halfpipes are rarely constructed because of the specialised infrastructure and perfect snow conditions they require.
Back home in Melbourne, true halfpipes are virtually non-existent, but that changed at age 12 when Brown's family relocated to Canada.
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Australia teenager Ally Hickman feels brunt of horror fall in Winter Olympics snowboard final
16-year-old seventh in women’s slopestyle as Mari Fukada wins gold
Ally Hickman has suffered a bruised sternum after the Australian snowboarding teen took a nasty fall in the women’s slopestyle Olympic final, where she still finished an admirable seventh.
Aged just 16, the Sydney schoolgirl was in fourth spot after the first of three runs in the final at Livigno Snow Park on Wednesday, awarded a score of 67.70 for her performance navigating three rails and three jumps down the mountain course.
But the Olympic debutant fell during her second run, injuring her sternum, and was unable to improve on her score. While Hickman was cleared to compete in her third run, she had a further fall at the last jump which again jarred the injury.
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Aussie teen suffers fall in Olympic snowboard thriller
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Ally Hickman has been taken for scans after the Australian snowboarding teen suffered a sternum injury falling in the women's slopestyle Olympic final where she finished an admirable seventh.
Aged just 16, the Sydney schoolgirl was in fourth spot after the first of three runs in the final at Livigno Snow Park on Wednesday, awarded a score of 67.70 for her performance navigating three rails and three jumps down the mountain course.
But the Olympic debutant fell during her second run, injuring her sternum, and was unable to improve on her score.
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