Japanese competitor Yuto Totsuka crashes in snowboard half-pipe final

THE half-pipe final featuring Australian Scotty James up against America’s Shaun White suffered a delay of several minutes following a crash involving a Japanese competitor.

Yuto Totsuka being taken off the course following a crash in the half-pipe final.

THE half-pipe final featuring Australian Scotty James up against America’s Shaun White suffered a delay of several minutes following a crash involving the Japanese competitor.

Yuto Totsuka had just begun his second run when he clipped the lip of the pipe on the way down, copping the brunt of the force on his tailbone.

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That is a MASSIVE slam from #JPN Yuto Totsuka!

He hits the coping hard during his second run. These athletes are tough.#PyeongChang2018 #snowboard pic.twitter.com/vXywywCRig

— 7Olympics (@7olympics) February 14, 2018

The 16-year-old was unable to get to his feet and was immediately attended to by the medical team.

The event was stopped for several minutes and the stretcher was brought down to take him off the course.

Taken to hospital Japanese officials reportedly described that Totsuka’s injury wasn’t serious and was suffering from pain in his hip.

Japan's Yuto Totsuka comes down in the half-pipe final.

Yuto Totsuka crashes in the half-pipe final.

Yuto Totsuka of Japan is attended to by medical staff.

Yuto Totsuka of Japan is stretchered off by medical staff after crashing the during the half-pipe final.

Originally published as Japanese competitor Yuto Totsuka crashes in snowboard half-pipe final