Friday, December 18, 2009

VanderBeek to miss 2010 Olympic Games

VanderBeek to miss 2010 Olympic Games
Updated Thu. Dec. 17 2009 8:28 PM ET
Canadian skier Kelly VanderBeek will not be able to compete in the 2010 Olympics in British Columbia.

The Kitchener native suffered a knee injury while training for Saturday's downhill in Val-d'Isere, France. She was taken from the hill on a stretcher.

The 26-year-old has spent the past four years training for the Olympic Games.

Coaches who saw the fall say VanderBeek hit some ripples on the snow. Her righttp://southwesternontario.ctv.ca/news.php?id=6442