USA Today · Feb 8, 2018
The Latest: Defending half-pipe champ's status is day-to-day
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest from the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local):
5:45 p.m.
Defending halfpipe champion Iouri Podladtchikov has arrived in Pyeongchang , though his status for next week's contest remains day-to-day.
Podladtchikov, known as the I-Pod, broke his nose in a nasty fall at the Winter X Games on Jan 28. He was taken off the mountain on a stretcher and admitted to the hospital, but scans for brain and neck injuries came back negative.
Halfpipe training starts Friday, with the qualifying round set for next Tuesday.
Podladtchikov is expected to go to the mountain, but a spokesperson for the Swiss team says he'll decide day-to-day whether he is going to ride.
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