The 35-year-old has since had further scans, and after consultation between the Australian Olympic team’s medical staff, along with spine surgeons in Australia, a decision has been made for Bolton to return to Melbourne to receive treatment.
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Bolton will be transferred to Melbourne by an international medical transfer company, with the medical team to arrive in Milan on Sunday (local time) to make an assessment.
He is expected to arrive back in Melbourne on Monday and will be accompanied by a specialist retrieval doctor and nurse.
Snowboarder Misaki Vaughan was also ruled out on the same day, after she failed to pass a head injury assessment following a concussion in training.
Now, the team awaits news on aerial skier Laura Peel, who is due to compete in Livigno for the first time on Tuesday after suffering a knee injury at a training camp last month.
There is no specific diagnosis for Peel’s injury, but Australian Chef de Mission Alissa Camplin said she was giving herself every chance to compete when asked for an update on Wednesday.
“Each day she’s making progress … we’re trying to give her the time and space, our aerial team haven’t even arrived yet, so we don’t need to rush her,” Camplin said.
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