Snowboarder Jake Canter Overcomes Near-Death Experience to Win Olympic Bronze
Snowboarder Jake Canter earns an Olympic bronze medal after a remarkable recovery from a near-death accident at age 13 that doctors said would prevent him from snowboarding again.
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Snowboarder Jake Canter Wins Olympic Medal 10 Years After Nearly Dying
Jake Canter overcame more than just snowy slopes at the 2026 Olympics. After all, the 22-year-old snowboarder earned a bronze medal during the men's slopestyle Feb. 18 at the Milano Cortina Games,...
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Nobody could blame the doctors for telling 13-year-old Jake Canter he should never step on a snowboard again. Nobody could blame 22-year-old Jake Canter for ignoring them. Nine years after enduring a traumatic brain injury, the result of getting kicked in the head in a freak accident on a trampoline at an action-sports camp, that 22-year-old U.S. rider won the Olympic bronze medal in his sport's trick-filled trip down the hill — slopestyle.
By EDDIE PELLS
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