Off the wire
• Doctor for Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang given new ban  • Rio anti-doping lab hopes to share China's Games experience  • Xinhua China news advisory -- May 9  • China April PPI drops 4.6 pct y-o-y  • China April CPI grows 1.5 pct y-o-y  • Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 9  • Standings of ice hockey world championship  • Feature: Nepalese praise Chinese rescue team as cooperative, resourceful, well-coordinated  • Rio 2016 doping lab set for WADA approval  • Leading goal scorers of French Ligue 1  
You are here: 　 Home

Speedskating Olympic champ Morrison breaks leg in motorcycle accident

Xinhua, May 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Olympic speedskating champion Denny Morrison broke his thigh bone in a motorcycle accident and will be out at least three months.

The Canadian underwent surgery on Friday and could walk with assistance within four to six weeks, Canada's speedskating body said.

Morrison's motorcycle crashed into the side of a car with enough force to upend the car. Two women were in the car but did not need to go to the hospital. No charges have been filed.

Morrison won a gold medal in 2010 and a silver in 2006 in team pursuit. At the 2014 Sochi Games, he won the silver in the 1,000 and bronze in the 1,500. Endi