Olympic snowboarder Cam Bolton suffers broken neck in training crash

Four-time Olympic snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to a hospital in Milan after he suffered a broken neck while training for the snowboard cross event on Thursday. 

Bolton, 35, crashed Monday but walked away from the incident without realizing the gravity of his injury, ESPN reported. The following day, he had increasing pain in his neck, and scans later revealed that he suffered two fractures in his neck. 

Cameron Bolton competes in the men’s snowboard cross seeding during the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Jack Gruber/USA Today Sports)

He was airlifted from the mountains to Milan for further treatment. 

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Team chef de mission Alisa Camplin provided a positive update on Bolton’s condition, adding that she was “proud of the level of care” he’s been receiving.

“Cam wanted to make his teammates understood what was happening and that he was fine and doing well and being looked after well,” she said, via ESPN. “He knows how seriously we’re taking the process of support around him and the communication has been really good.”

Loan Bozzolo, Cameron Bolton and Daniil Donskikh compete in the men’s snowboard cross finals during the Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 10, 2022. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

“Cam is in a stable condition and remains in good spirits,” the Australian Olympic Committee added in a statement to Reuters Wednesday. “The Australian Olympic medical team is working with local doctors and neurospecialists in Australia to determine next steps for further assessment and treatment.”

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Bolton made his Olympic debut at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, where he finished 11th. He has two top-10 finishes, 10th in PyeongChang in 2018 and ninth in the mixed team event in Beijing in 2022.  

Cameron Bolton reacts after failing to qualify for the semifinal of the men’s snowboard cross finals during the Winter Olympics in China on Feb. 10, 2022. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

He won silver in the team event at the 2025 World Championships.

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Bolton was set to compete in two events at Milan Cortina, the men’s snowboard cross competition and the mixed team event. 

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