Raibu Katayama, who has fallen in the opening round of the World Cup for the men's snowboard and is expected to be the representative of Japan for the Beijing Olympics, was injured by the Ski Association of Japan. Was announced.
According to the federation, Katayama's return time is undecided.
Katayama was unable to get up after hitting the area near his left chest when "Air" landed during the second performance of the final at the opening game of the Snowboard World Cup Men's Halfpipe in the United States on the 11th. I did.
He was carried on a stretcher to the rescue staff who rushed in, but he was unable to perform for the third time and was abstained on the way.
According to the Ski Association of Japan, Katayama was taken to a local hospital and was diagnosed with a concussion and a broken bone injury.
He is currently in the hospital, and the timing of his return and return is undecided.
Katayama is one of the top-level players in Japan, having won the 7th place at the previous Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018, and even for the Beijing Games, he meets the dispatch standards set by the federation and has two tournaments. Consecutive participation is considered to be promising.