In a Players’ Tribune piece, Canadian Mark McMorris provided insight into his return from a broken rib to take bronze in the first Olympic men’s snowboard slopestyle competition in Sochi last year.
McMorris broke a rib at the Winter X Games on Jan. 25, 2014. He made it to the Olympics, where he competed injured Feb. 6 and Feb. 8.
McMorris was the clear favorite for gold before his injury. He ended up finishing behind American Sage Kotsenburg and Norwegian Stale Sandbach.
The bronze medal was a remarkable achievement given McMorris’ condition.