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Australia's Ally Hickman suffers bruised sternum in Olympic snowboard crash

16-year-old Australian snowboarder Ally Hickman finished seventh in the Winter Olympics women's slopestyle final at Livigno after suffering a bruised sternum in a nasty crash.

Australia's Ally Hickman finished seventh in the women's slopestyle final at the Winter Olympics despite suffering a bruised sternum in a nasty crash.

The 16-year-old from Sydney was in fourth place after her first run but crashed during the event at Livigno Snow Park on Wednesday.