TRUCKEE, CA (Oct. 5, 2015) – The High Fives Foundation has awarded 26-year-old Nick Fairall (Andover, NH) an Empowerment Grant to bring the Olympic ski jumper to the CR Johnson Healing Center for specialized rehabilitative treatments this week.
On January 5, 2015, Fairall was competing in at a World Cup in Bischofshofen, Austria, when he crashed after a jump during qualifications. He underwent emergency spinal surgery within two hours of the crash and has been healing since then. He will now move to Truckee, CA to focus more on his recovery at the CR Johnson Healing Center.
"My absolute main goal, focus, and desire is to ski jump again," said Fairall. "It will always be on my mind, and I will always continue to work towards it."
As a part of the grant, Fairall will receive 32 sessions of personal training at the CR Johnson Healing Center. A program service of the High Fives Foundation, the CR Johnson Healing Center is a 2,400-square-foot training facility providing resources for athletes in recovery from life-altering and sport-related injuries. The Healing Center attracts over 250 monthly visits from High Fives Athletes and community members.
"It's been a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with an Olympic-caliber athlete like Nick," said Jack Powell, Fairall's personal trainer. "Nick and the other High Fives Athletes who have moved here recently really prove to me and to themselves that the work we do and the time and effort they put in pays off towards their recoveries, no matter their level of injury."
"Nick is so focused, so powerful," said Roy Tuscany, High Fives Foundation Executive Director. "He's also really fun to have around. His personality and attitude are the most important forces on his recovery."
Information courtesy of High Fives Foundation Media
