Australian Olympic snowboarder airlifted after suffering broken neck in Milan Cortina training accident

Four-time Olympic snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to a hospital in Milan after he suffered a broken neck while training for the snowboard cross event on Thursday. 

Bolton, 35, crashed Monday but walked away from the incident without realizing the gravity of his injury, ESPN reported. The following day, he had increasing pain in his neck, and scans later revealed that he suffered two fractures in his neck. 

He was airlifted from the mountains to Milan for further treatment. 

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Team chef de mission Alisa Camplin provided a positive update on Bolton’s condition, adding that she was "proud of the level of care" he’s been receiving.

"Cam wanted to make his teammates understood what was happening and that he was fine and doing well and being looked after well," she said, via ESPN. "He knows how seriously we're taking the process of support around him and the communication has been really good."

"Cam is in a stable condition and remains in good spirits," the Australian Olympic Committee added in a statement to Reuters Wednesday. "The Australian Olympic medical team is working with local doctors and neurospecialists in Australia to determine next steps for further assessment and treatment."

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Bolton made his Olympic debut at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, where he finished 11th. He has two top-10 finishes, 10th in PyeongChang in 2018 and 9th in the mixed team event in Beijing in 2022.  

He won silver in the team event at the 2025 World Championships.

Bolton was set to compete in two events at Milan Cortina, the men’s snowboard cross competition and the mixed team event. 

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Bondi to face grilling in House Judiciary Committee over Epstein files, weaponization allegations

Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, where lawmakers are expected to confront her over the Department of Justice’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case files, numerous high-profile, politically charged indictments and broader structural changes at the department.

The hearing, beginning at 10 a.m., marks Bondi’s first appearance before the House panel since taking the helm of the DOJ.

While some Republicans are likely to praise Bondi for shifting the department’s focus to street crime, drug trafficking and illegal immigration, Democrats and other Republicans have signaled they will grill her on the department’s attempts to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law that required the DOJ to publish all unclassified files related to Epstein’s case.

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Republicans on the committee may highlight the DOJ’s efforts to combat transnational drug trafficking and the opioid epidemic, as well as violent crime and immigration, which the Trump administration has made clear are its top priorities.

In the most prominent of the drug cases brought during Bondi's tenure, the DOJ brought a superseding indictment against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, alleging narco-terrorism conspiracy and firearms charges. After his stunning capture last month, Maduro and his wife were brought to the Southern District of New York and are being detained there as they await trial.

Several recent controversial judicial developments are also likely to surface during the hearing.

A federal judge ruled that the interim appointment of Lindsey Halligan, who was leading the U.S. attorney's office in Eastern Virginia, was unlawful. The move derailed the DOJ's high-profile indictments of FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a judge to toss out the cases. The DOJ is now appealing them.

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