Shaun Palmer, 37, is one qualifying event away from completing his comeback to Olympic sports. After six years away from snowboarding, Palmer started his comeback in December. Now, barring any major mistakes, he looks like a lock for the third place on the Olympic team for snowboardcross.
Palmer had fallen into drug use that put him in a coma last year. Can he come back from that near-fatal episode to medal in Turin? Only time will tell, but what a story that would be.
