Freestyle skiing - NZ's Byron Wells injures leg and out of halfpipe final
Freestyle Skiing - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Ski Halfpipe Training - Phoenix Snow Park - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 22, 2018 - Byron Wells of New Zealand is carried away after he crashed in training. REUTERS/Mike Blake
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - New Zealand's Byron Wells suffered a leg injury in practice for the ski halfpipe final on Thursday and was forced to withdraw.
Wells, who qualified in fourth position, fell during a practice run and received medical treatment before being carried off the pipe.
A New Zealand team spokesman confirmed Wells had suffered a leg injury but said it was too soon to know its severity.
Freestyle Skiing - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Ski Halfpipe Training - Phoenix Snow Park - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 22, 2018 - Officials tend to Byron Wells of New Zealand after he crashed in training. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Byron's brother Beau-James is still competing in the final and produced a score of 87.40 in the first round.
(Reporting by Jack Tarrant; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
Freestyle Skiing - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Ski Halfpipe Training - Phoenix Snow Park - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 22, 2018 - Byron Wells of New Zealand is carried away after he crashed in training. REUTERS/Issei KatoFreestyle Skiing - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Ski Halfpipe Training - Phoenix Snow Park - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 22, 2018 - Byron Wells of New Zealand is carried away after he crashed in training. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezFreestyle Skiing - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Ski Halfpipe Training - Phoenix Snow Park - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 22, 2018 - Byron Wells of New Zealand reacts after crashing. REUTERS/Issei KatoFreestyle Skiing - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Ski Halfpipe Training - Phoenix Snow Park - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 22, 2018 - Byron Wells of New Zealand is carried away after crashing. REUTERS/Issei KatoFreestyle Skiing - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Ski Halfpipe Training - Phoenix Snow Park - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 22, 2018 - Byron Wells of New Zealand in his last practice before crashing. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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