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Sweden's Hedberg out of Big Air with concussion

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Swedish snowboarder Mans Hedberg will miss the Olympic Big Air competition after being diagnosed with concussion following a nasty fall on his first slopestyle qualifying run on Monday, the Swedish Olympic Committee has said in a statement.

Sweden's Hedberg out of Big Air with concussion
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The 24-year-old, who suffered a broken neck in March 2017 but made a rapid return to competition in November, crashed after landing short off the final slopestyle jump and he was removed from the course in a neck brace.

"It was clear early on that Mans had suffered a concussion. It's an injury we take very seriously and that we handle with the utmost care," Swedish team doctor Jakob Swanberg said in a statement, adding that Hedberg had undergone further tests.

"The tests have not given me the result I hoped for, which means that Mans cannot get medical clearance to start the competition," Swanberg said.

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The Big Air qualifying runs begin on Wednesday, with the finals due to take place at the Phoenix Extreme Park on Saturday February 24.

(Reporting by Philip O'Connor; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)


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