In his time away, Gourley completed his Masters, worked and focused on managing his anxiety. He initially took a deliberately extended break after breaking his right wrist in a nasty crash at the World Championships in January 2019.īut his "long-service leave" turned into two years and 10 months away from international competition - courtesy of COVID-19 throwing an extra spanner in the works. Gourley had plenty of time to contemplate what he wanted to say. "It's more than half of my life, so it's a pretty big part of who I am as well as the athlete I am. "I'd been looking back at some old photos and journalling for my own purposes and writing things down and then I decided I'd do something I don't normally do, which is jump on social media and really thank everyone that's been a part of these 16 years of my life.
"It was just something I'd wanted to own and have out there and be comfortable with and not have to field those uncomfortable questions, 'Will you go another four years?' - all those kind of things. "I've known for quite a while this was going to be my last Games and the end of my career," Gourley said. The 30-year-old has mapped his thoughts on his personal Instagram page in the build-up, pulling up old photos and prized memories to thank the various people who have contributed to a decorated career which began when he was a 15-year-old schoolboy. Less than four months after he emerged from an almost-three-year hiatus, Gourley will sign off from para-alpine skiing at his fourth and final Winter Paralympics in Beijing, starting with Saturday's downhill event. Proximate causes to this collision are being investigated by detectives.Once a young star burdened by the weight of Australia's hopes and his own expectations, a more reflective Mitch Gourley is finding freedom and enjoyment in the final weeks of his para-alpine skiing career. The case is currently being investigated by the CCSO Traffic Unit. The Toyota continued through the intersection at significant speed, striking a tree on the west side of NE 182nd Avenue. This street intersects NE 182nd Avenue in a “T” Intersection, controlled by a stop sign for NE 139th Street. Scene evidence indicates that the Toyota Scion XB was traveling westbound and downhill on NE 139th Street. Martin went to the hospital with minor injuries. Winter was transferred to an area hospital with apparent life-threatening injuries. The other two passengers in the vehicle were rescued. Jones and Huyck were pulled from the wreckage and pronounced dead at the scene. Fire personnel extinguished the vehicle, which was fully engulfed in flames. Upon arrival, Fire District 3 personnel and sheriff’s deputies provided aid to a male and female occupant who were on the ground and unresponsive. The 911 caller reported that the vehicle was on fire and multiple people were in or around the vehicle. Saturday of a single-vehicle collision at NE 182nd Avenue and NE 139th Street in the Hockinson area. The car was registered to Huyck.Īccording to a press release from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, 911 dispatch received a call at 11:22 p.m. Derek Martin, 24, of Vancouver, and Lindsay Winter, 33, of Hillsboro, were injured in the accident. Huyck, 19, of Tumwater, died in the accident. Jones, 34, of Vancouver, and passenger Isabella P.
A driver and a passenger were killed and two other passengers were injured when their 2008 Toyota Scion XB struck a tree and caught fire at NE 182 Avenue and NE 139 Street in Hockinson Saturday.ĭriver Aaron T.