Mark McMorris recounts comeback from broken rib to Olympic medal

Getty ImagesIn 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. He described it well in The Players’ Tribune piece:

But I’ve never had to work as hard as those 10 days before the Sochi Olympics. Right when…