UPDATE – The missing snowboards of two Australian snowboarders, lost by Air Canada Monday, have arrived in the hands of the Sochi hopefuls mid Thursday.
@susancbcquebec Just received my bags then. On my way to last day of training. Already missed out on two training sessions.
— Tim Laidlaw (@TimLaidlaw) January 16, 2014
ORIGINAL STORY: Air Canada has cut the practice time of two Australian potential Sochi qualifiers, Tim Laidlaw and Declan Vogel-Paul, after losing their snowboards in a flight from Denver to Montreal’s Pierre Trudeau Airport Monday.
The snowboarders are looking to qualify for the 2014 Sochi Olympics in a competition taking place in Quebec City. Friday is the last day the pair can participate in the qualifiers. They’ve already lost a few days of practice time because of their lost equipment. Laidlaw took to Twitter to express his frustration.
Last chance qualifier and bags have been lost for 3 days by @AirCanada #murphyslaw
— Tim Laidlaw (@TimLaidlaw) January 15, 2014
@AirCanada you have lost my bags with my last chance to qualify for #Sochi2014 which is tomorrow. Help or break some dreams.
— Tim Laidlaw (@TimLaidlaw) January 15, 2014
Air Canada said it has located the snowboards and they are now enroute.
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