Måns Hedberg (born 14 December 1993) is a Swedish

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...

who competed in the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

. In March, 2017, Hedberg broke his neck while competing in Italy. During his first run of the 2018 Winter Olympics snowboard

slopestyle Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes skiing, ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. Th ...

qualifications he suffered a hard crash and was carried from the slope in a neck brace. However, Hedberg was not injured.

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* * * * * 1993 births Living people Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Swedish male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Sweden 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-snowboarding-bio-stub