FILE PHOTO: Mar 14, 2021; Aspen, Colorado, USA; Katie Ormerod of Britain during Snowboard Big Air qualifying in the 2021 FIS Aspen Snowboard & Freeski World Championships. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
LEEDS, England (Reuters) - Many athletes have overcome a great deal to fulfill their Olympic dreams but British snowboarder Katie Ormerod had to go back to the very beginning to get herself in the best possible shape for next month's Beijing Winter Games.
Two days before the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics Ormerod was in prime condition and had all her jumps and tricks rehearsed to a tee to be ready to go for gold only for disaster to strike - an accident that reshaped the next two years of her life.
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