GB's Jeannesson withdraws from dual mogulspublished at 12:28 GMT
Freestyle skiing - men's dual moguls
Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Livigno
Team GB's Mateo Jeannesson has withdrawn from tomorrow's men's dual moguls after a heel injury flared up during his individual event earlier in the week.
“About four months ago I injured my heel on a training camp in Sweden. Initially I thought I could just push through and it would heal, but it didn’t. In December I had a scan and they found a crack in the heel," he said.
"I worked hard to rehab and get in condition ahead of the Games. When I arrived and trained on the Olympic course, unfortunately I didn’t feel 100%, but I tried to ski through the pain.
"The impacts are hard on this course and things may have been a little different if conditions had been softer.
"Ahead of the dual moguls, I have taken the decision with my coaches not to compete. You have to be able to give it 100% in our sport to have a chance, and I didn’t want to injure myself further.
"The journey these past few months has been very challenging and full of ups and downs. I have truly learnt a lot from the last few months, however, and I am very grateful that I got to compete in these Olympics. It has given me invaluable experience for the future and the next part of my journey.
"Now I’ll take some time off to get fully healed, but I’m extremely motivated to come back stronger than ever. Huge thanks to my coach and support team. I’ll see you all next year at the World Champs!"
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