Connecticut's Julia Marino will not be competing in the women's big air snowboarding competition after sustaining an injury during practice.
The 24-year-old was set to jump 23rd in the 30-snowboarder field during qualifying Monday, just ahead of 2018 gold medalist Anna Gasser of Austria. It was a surprise when she didn’t appear.
Marino’s scratch appears to have been a late decision. The Connecticut resident shared video of herself practicing at Big Air Shougang on Instagram about 12 hours before qualifying began, encouraging followers to tune in.
A family member told NBC Connecticut that Julia fell in practice on Friday and hurt her tailbone.
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Team USA snowboarding said in a statement that Marino fell during practice a few days ago and is “prioritizing her health.”
Marino recently won the silver medal in the women's snowboard slopestyle event.
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Marino's medal was the first for Team USA to start out the 2022 Winter Olympics. She took charge of the leaderboard with a final score of 87.86.
