Freestyle halfpipe skier Justin Dorey retires for the sake of his head
VANCOUVER — Concussions have forced Justin Dorey to retire from the national halfpipe freestyle ski team after he helped establish Canada as a power in the sport.
The 28-year-old from Vernon, B.C., won the overall World Cup title in 2014 and was a Dew Tour champion in 2012.
Dorey and Canadian teammates Mike Riddle and Noah Bowman made the Olympic final in Sochi, Russia, in 2014 when their sport made its Winter Games debut.
Dorey posted the top score in qualifying, but was unable to replicate that performance in the final. Riddle took the silver medal, Bowman was fifth and Dorey 12th.