KATIE’S SHATTERED DREAM

TOP British medal hope Katie Ormerod is out of the Winter Olympics – just hours before today’s opening ceremony.

The snowboarder suffered a minor wrist injury on the first day of training, but posted a picture of herself in the cast and insisted she would compete.

But another fall yesterday left her with a fractured heel, which requires immediate surgery in South Korea – and her Olympic dreams is in tatters.

The 20-year-old was considered one of Britain’s best medal hopes, having been a regular on World Cup podiums in both slopestyle and big air events during the last 12 months. Ormerod (below) only just missed out on selection for the last Games due to injury and has consistently pushed the boundaries in her sport.

And it’s not her first blow on the eve of a major competition – she missed last year’s World Championship after fracturing a vertebra in her back.

“We are deeply sorry for Katie,” said Team GB chef de mission Mike Hay.