Snowboarder Competes With Broken Arm

No spoilers in case you haven't had a chance to see snowboarding in the 2026 Olympics. American snowboarder Ollie Martin, a 17-year-old from Colorado, competed today despite healing from a broken arm. He crashed during a practice session in Aspen, leading up to his Olympics debut, and had surgery 10 days ago. He competed in the men's big air finals along with 11 other athletes.

"[Redacted] PLACE at his first Olympics with a broken arm," the organization said Saturday in a post on X. "Ollie Martin, you’re amazing! What an Olympic debut!"

Making Snowboarding History

Martin already made snowboarding history leading up to the Winter Games as the youngest rider ever to land a 2160, according to U.S. Ski and Snowboarding. That's six full 360-degree rotations completed while airborne.

Martin is still in high school. He's a senior at Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy, and he looks like he has a long snowboarding career ahead of him.