Links - CTV Olympics Kucera to start rehab ASAP eyes post - North River Minor Hockey Association

CTV Olympics Kucera to start rehab ASAP eyes postOlympicsHome SkipNavigationEnglish FranaisLogin RegisterLogin RegisterLoginLogout Profilesportsasnewssectionnewssportasareasportspos1tile1sz728x90 Team Canada2010 ScheduleMedalsAthletesNationsNewsPhotosVideoAbout Vancouver 2010MoreGames History London 2012 Health and Wellness Environment and Sustainability Podcasts Audio Slide Show Torch RelayContestsStoreHockeyCurlingSkatingFigure Skating Short Track Speed Skating Long Track Speed Skating SlidingBobsleigh Luge Skeleton SkiingAlpine Skiing Biathlon CrossCountry Skiing Freestyle Skiing Nordic Combined Ski Jumping SnowboardParalympic SportsMy ShortcutschooseAlpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCrossCountry SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingHockeyLong Track Speed SkatingLugeNordic CombinedShort Track Speed SkatingSkeletonSki JumpingSnowboardchooseAlpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCrossCountry SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingHockeyLong Track Speed SkatingLugeNordic CombinedShort Track Speed SkatingSkeletonSki JumpingSnowboardchooseAlpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCrossCountry SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingHockeyLong Track Speed SkatingLugeNordic CombinedShort Track Speed SkatingSkeletonSki JumpingSnowboardchooseAlpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCrossCountry SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingHockeyLong Track Speed SkatingLugeNordic CombinedShort Track Speed SkatingSkeletonSki JumpingSnowboardAlpine Skiing NewsPhotosVideoMedals2010 SchedulePrintCancelPrintJonathan HaywardThe Canadian Press Kucera to start rehab ASAP eyes postOlympics The Globe and MailBy James Christie The Globe and Mail Posted Monday November 30 2009 1232 PM ETShare This RelatedNewsThe fall of the mountain king Kucera undergoes surgery will miss Olympics John Kucera crashes breaks leg at Lake Louise John Kucera had to take the good news with the very bad Skiings world downhill champion came out of a successful surgery to reassemble a broken leg Sunday night and will begin rehabilitation as soon as possible to be ready for the postOlympic season Thats the bad news it will be the postOlympic season 201011 before Kucera can be back on skis He wont be healed in time for Februarys Olympic Games The 25yearold from Calgary Alta suffered fractures to both the tibia and fibula of his left leg Sunday in the Bombardier Lake Louise SuperG World Cup race Alpine Canada medical director Dr Christopher Irving said the surgical procedure at Banff Mineral Springs Hospital was successful Team officials expect Kucera to return to the team for the 201011 season but the absence for the Vancouver Olympics at Whistler is a major setback Kucera apart from being the 2009 downhill world champion at Val dIsere France was one of the countrys best SuperG skiers and was considered a strong medal prospect for that event at Whistler John is known as a ski racer with a determined a...