Daisy Thomas withdraws due to knee and shoulder injuries

The 35-year-old then underwent further scans and, following consultation between the Australian Olympic team’s medical staff and spine surgeons in Australia, it was decided that Bolton would return to Melbourne for treatment.

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Bolton will be transferred to Melbourne by an international medical transfer company and the medical team will arrive in Milan on Sunday (local time) to conduct an assessment.

He is expected to return to Melbourne on Monday and will be accompanied by a specialist recovery doctor and nurse.

Snowboarder Misaki Vaughan was also eliminated the same day after failing a head injury evaluation after sustaining a concussion during training.

The team is now awaiting news on aerial skier Laura Peel, who will compete in Livigno on Tuesday for the first time since suffering a knee injury at a training camp last month.

There is no specific diagnosis for Peel’s injury but Australian Chief of Mission Alissa Camplin said she was giving herself every chance to race when asked for an update on Wednesday.

“He’s making progress every day…we’re trying to give him time and space, our air crew hasn’t arrived yet so we don’t need to rush him,” Camplin said.

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