Reigning U.S. champion Adam Rippon will miss next week’s national championships due to a broken left foot that will keep him out the rest of the season.
Rippon said he felt a crunch landing on his left foot in a warm-up Friday. An MRI revealed a broken metatarsal and a sprained ankle that will keep him off the ice for eight to 12 weeks.
“This injury isn’t career-ending, and it’s very low on the spectrum of severity of injuries that people have come back from,” said Rippon, who won his first U.S. title last year at age 26.