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Just not this kind of hardware.The two-time Olympic gold medallist had four metal screws inserted into his left wrist as a result of a skiing mishap in a training session on Nov 22.Now, hes showing his mettle by racing in the World Cup downhill, super-G and giant slalom races this weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Thats the current plan, anyway, despite a wrist thats still so tender he can barely push out of the start gate.Thats my job, to be out there skiing, no matter what, said the 30-year-old from Park City, Utah, who finished 3.73 seconds behind the top time of Norways Kjetil Jansrud in a downhill training session Tuesday. I wouldnt miss this for the world.If I can do this relatively safe, then Im going to be out there to push it.Ligety has had his fair share of broken wrists throughout his career. But this one topped the list as far as pain. He was practicing in Vail, Colorado, when he essentially hooked his hand on a gate, breaking bones in his wrist and tearing ligaments.It was straight to surgery.Just easier and faster to pin it all together, recovery-wise, he said.Following the procedure, Ligety took two days off and then returned to the hill. He trained without a ski pole — he couldnt hold one with his left hand — and said that has actually improved his balance.Ligety skipped the races in Lake Louise, Alberta, last weekend, to give the wrist more time to mend and to squeeze in some extra sessions in the giant slalom, the event he won at the Sochi Olympics.Every day my wrist feels better and better, said Ligety, who also captured gold in the combined at the 2006 Turin Olympics.The plan is to leave the screws in for the season and then remove them.Ligetys not the only big name on the mens team banged up. Six-time Olympic medallist Bode Miller had back surgery last month and will be sidelined until at least January.Thats just the nature of skiing. Its hard to stay fully healthy, Ligety said. It will be good to have Bode back healthy and pushing it, since his back has been bothering him for a while.ddddddddddddLigety said his injury couldve been much worse. But he was wearing a pair of gloves he helped design, along with U.S. Ski Team physician Dr. Randy Viola. They fortified racing gloves in vulnerable spots, using a material designed to harden upon impact.Saved me from getting completely smashed up, said Ligety.As for possibly doing even more damage to the wrist by competing, Ligety said thats not a concern.Once you get four screws put in there, its pretty locked down, Ligety said. Were not concerned about any further damage, other than smashing it on a gate, which would hurt it anyway. Once you have screws in there, its just waiting until the swelling comes down and the strength to come back. Ive kind of had the pain go away a little bit.Beaver Creek is one venue that Ligety doesnt want to skip, especially since hes always been so good on this hill. Hes won four giant slalom races on the challenging Birds of Prey course.Not only that, but its an opportunity to forget about the season-opening GS race in Soelden, Austria, in October. He was the favourite, but struggled on the bumpy course and finished 10th. His biggest rival, Marcel Hirscher of Austria, won the event.I think Soelden was going OK — I wasnt going to win — but couldve easily gotten second if I didnt hit a huge rock and lose all my speed and my edge going onto the flats, Ligety said.For years, Ligetys been on a different level than everyone else in the discipline, with some of his competitors even referring to him as Mr. GS. 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Thats the feeling that eight Canadian Football League teams are experiencing right now in advance of the expansion draft to stock the Ottawa Redblacks.Former Olympic champion Duncan Goodhew admits he is excited by the prospect of seeing Adam Peaty and James Guy compete for medals at Rio 2016. Double world record holder Peaty won the 100m breastroke at the British Swimming Championships on Tuesday before Guy claimed victory in the 400m freestyle as both booked their places at Rio. And Goodhew, who won 100m breastroke gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, admits the duo are two of Britains brightest medal hopes for this Games and beyond.Adam Peaty and someone who went to the same school as me, James Guy, are both looking very, very sharp at the moment, the 58-year-old told Sky Sports. James Guy won the 200m freestyle at last summers World Championships James Guy has beaten Ryan Lochte who beat Michael Phelps and the freestyle is very much a swimmers event.But were talking about two really exciting prospects, who are still very young in their careers. Even if it doesnt happen for them this time round they have bags of time and space to do it. Peaty celebrates after breaking the 50m breaststroke world record Goodhew was speaking at an event celebrating SportsAids contribution to Britains medal successes across different sports over the last 40 years.ddddddddddddThe charity helped fund two-thirds of Team GB athletes at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics at some point during their careers and Goodhew was among the first recipients of a SportsAid award, back in 1977.I remember getting one of the first SportsAid grants. It was for £375 and I hadnt yet swam for Great Britain, Goodhew said. 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