By Canadian Press

Liam Gill to replace injured Derek Livingston on Canadian snowboard team

Jan 31, 2022 | 8:15 AM

Canada’s Derek Livingston will not compete in men’s snowboard halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics after sustaining a lower-body injury during a recent training run.

Livingstone, from Aurora, Ont., will be replaced by Calgary’s Liam Gill in the event.

The 18-year-old Gill, who learned he was moving from alternate to Olympian only days before the team charter left for Beijing, will be the second-youngest member of the Canadian snowboarding contingent.

Livingston said he is “devastated” that he won’t be participating in the Games but is excited that Gill gets an opportunity.

Gill, a member of the Liidlii Kue First Nation, is the only Indigenous athlete on the Canadian snowboard team.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 31, 2022.

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