Canadian skier Broderick Thompson is currently hospitalized with head injuries following a training-run crash at Beaver Creek, Colorado. The 29-year-old from Whistler, B.C., is in stable condition after the incident which occurred ahead of the World Cup races. Thompson was airlifted to Denver Health Centre, where Alpine Canada confirmed his stable condition and noted his alertness and steady improvement.
Thompson has been a prominent member of Canada’s ski team since 2015, participating in the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, Korea, and the 2022 Games in Beijing. His career highlight includes a third-place finish in the super-G at Beaver Creek in 2021, marking his only podium finish on the World Cup tour.
The Beaver Creek event, where Thompson’s accident occurred, was scheduled to host the men’s FIS World Cup. However, Thompson’s severe crash happened near the “Golden Eagle Jump” on the Birds of Prey course, leading to his current hospitalization. Austria’s national coach, Marko Pfeifer, who witnessed the crash, described it as one of the worst he had seen.
In addition to Thompson’s accident, U.S. skier Erik Arvidsson also suffered a crash during training, resulting in an ACL and LCL tear, prematurely ending his season. The Beaver Creek event is set to continue with the downhill competition, which will be streamed live.