Two-time Olympic SBX Champion (2006 and 2010) Seth Wescott's World Cup season is taking a break until at least mid of March due to an injury suffered in a crash in the first boarder cross race at Veysonnaz, Switzerland, two weeks ago.
The 35-years-old US rider from Carrabassett Valley was involved in a collision with Markus Schairer (AUT) in his eight final heat.
When the former 2009 World Champion from Austria toppled in a the exit of turn # 2 and flew down the step down right in front of him, Wescott had no chance to avoid running straight into him.
In and interview with The Portland Press Herald given a week ago he told that he braced himself for the crash.
“I was just trying to protect myself and not totally get messed up.”
But in the end, the boarder cross veteran with two World Cup wins under his belt felt his right arm pop.
A MRI showed the real extend of the injury so he had to undergo a surgery in order to re-attached his pectoral muscle to his right humerus, a long bone leading from shoulder to elbow.
According to this, Wescott now has to wear his arm in a sling until he can start his physical therapy.
However, the 2005 SBX World Champion also had something you can call blessing in disguise as he told Press Herald Staff Writer Mike Lowe on the telephone.
“If you look at the timeline of things, it’s not a World Championships year, it’s not an Olympics year," he said.
“I’m missing the X Games. That’s all right. I’ve got time to get myself ready to go next year. It’s all the time in the world until the next Olympics."
At the 2014 Winter Games, Wescott hopes to defend his Olympic title which would make him the first snowboarder in history to win three consecutive Gold medals.
