Melbourne, Jan 16, 2026 (AFP) - Australian snowboarder Brockhoff quits ahead of Winter Olympics

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2026-01-16

Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff announced her retirement Friday just weeks away from the Winter Olympics with a series of major injuries forcing her out. The three-time Olympian came fourth in snowboard cross at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and the 33-year-old was hoping to again compete at Milan-Cortina in February. But she suffered a gruesome fracture of her wrist in late 2024, then crashed heavily at the end of a World Cup race i......

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