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SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) - Canadian skier Erik Guay will miss the Olympic downhill Sunday because of a severely bruised calf and an inflamed knee. Guay, who bruised both calves during giant slalom training two weeks ago in Austria, cannot lean back in his skis without pain, causing him to miss the last two weeks of World Cup racing before the Olympics.
"I'm extremely disappointed," Guay said Wednesday. "Ever since I was a young kid, I've been preparing for the Olympics.
"There's no way I could make it. I'd have to ski on one leg, pretty much," he added. "I tried skiing this morning and had too much pain. I didn't think it was possible to compete on it. If I'm competing at the Olympics, it's to have a chance at winning a medal, and right now I'm not there."
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