LIVIGNO – Elizabeth Hosking says she has endured worse, even when this one left a fracture.
The Canadian snowboarder revealed Friday that she broke her shoulder blade after crashing in Thursday’s women’s halfpipe final on the Milan Cortina Games.
“Bones are very predictable of their healing,” Hosking said. “Almost higher a broken bone than anything. Bones are very predictable of their healing, in order of right away, I’m just looking forward to being back on my snowboard.”
The 24-year-old from Longueuil, Que., fell attempting a frontside 900 — a double-and-a-half twist launched forward — while pushing for a podium-level rating in her third run.
“Truthfully, I believe I had all of it under control until that landing,” she said. “I used to be going larger, spun not as fast … landed somewhat higher up on the wall. It just got here at me quicker than expected.”
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Hosking said she absorbed many of the impact in her lower back before crashing onto her shoulder.
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“I even have been higher obviously, but I even have also been worse with less physical damage,” she said. “Not the final result I used to be in search of last night, but I’m looking forward to more snowboarding in the long run.”
The three-time Olympian, who finished sixth in Beijing 4 years ago and nineteenth as a 16-year-old in Pyeongchang, said she knew she needed to push herself for a medal at these Games.
“I needed to go big or go home,” she said. “Unfortunately, this time it’s go home. But someday it’s going to be go big.”
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MILAN — Canadian women’s hockey team coach Troy Ryan got encouragement from veteran NHL coach Rick Bowness after his team’s 5-0 loss to america on Tuesday.
“That’s only a guy that’s been there long enough and has had the highs and lows of the whole lot,” Ryan said Thursday. “He just gave somewhat bit of recommendation, but additionally just said, ‘that is what coaches gotta do, is back one another up.’
“I find it funny whenever you win, you get 300 phone calls or text messages, and whenever you lose, one or two pop up.”
Ryan is from Spryfield, N.S., and Bowness from Moncton.
Bowness is head coach of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets and has been either a head coach or assistant within the league for 38 seasons.
“He was considering of a coach that he knows in those moments, and he knows how difficult it may well be, but he also just said, ‘Did you get your players’ opinions on things?’” Ryan said.
“That’s just human that has coached at a high level that has taken the time to succeed in out in those moments, which is pretty special.”
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With files from Frederic Daigle in Livigno and Donna Spencer in Milan.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 13, 2026.
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