Ally Hickman has suffered a bruised sternum after the Australian snowboarding teen took a nasty fall in the women's slopestyle Olympic final, where she still finished an admirable seventh.
Aged just 16, the Sydney schoolgirl was in fourth spot after the first of three runs in the final at Livigno Snow Park on Wednesday, awarded a score of 67.70 for her performance navigating three rails and three jumps down the mountain course.
But the Olympic debutant fell during her second run, injuring her sternum, and was unable to improve on her score.
