Defending Olympic moguls champion Jakara Anthony injured and returning home to Australia

FILE - Jakara Anthony, of Australia, competes in the women's World Cup freestyle moguls skiing competition Jan. 26, 2024, in Waterville Valley, N.H.

FILE - Jakara Anthony, of Australia, competes in the women's World Cup freestyle moguls skiing competition Jan. 26, 2024, in Waterville Valley, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)


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SYDNEY — Beijing Olympics champion Jakara Anthony will miss the next World Cup moguls event in Georgia after undergoing surgery on a broken collarbone. Anthony had made a solid start to the season, finishing second in Ruka, Finland before topping the podium in Idre Fjäll, Sweden last weekend. Her manager said Friday that Anthony suffered the collarbone injury in a training fall before the dual moguls event in Sweden, however did not miss competing after it was called off due to poor visibility.

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