TORONTO – World champion slopestyle snowboarder Liam Brearley will not compete in the Olympic Games because of a knee injury that required surgery.
The 22-year-old from Gravenhurst, Ont., injured his knee and ankle while training in November.
Brearley claimed world championship slopestyle gold in Engadin, Switzerland, in March with a dominating second run of 90.15 points, which was over five points better than runner-up Su Yiming of China.
