Thursday, January 18

Timmy Ostler Sustains Neck Injury

By Jardine Hammond
TransWorldSnowboarding.com

It's always tragic when accidents happen and even more so when it's someone as genuinely nice as Mervin pro rider Timmy Ostler. Riding the Park City halfpipe on Friday, December 29, Ostler fell and broke the C-6 vertebrae in his neck.

"It wasn't a really unusual fall, but he went over the nose and landed wrong," says Chris Owen, Mervin team manager. "He had surgery and is making a lot of progress. The doctors are expecting a full recovery."

Timmy Ostler. Photo:Chris Owen

As of now, Ostler remains in the rehabilitation unit of the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Timmy also rides for Quiksilver, Vans, Da Kine, and Smith. All of us at TransWorld Media wish him a speedy and full recovery.