The International Olympic Committee is facing questions after an injury to American snowboarder Julia Marino, which followed an IOC-mandated change to her snowboard meant to cover up a Prada sponsorship.
Prada is not an Olympic sponsor, and therefore the IOC deemed Marino's gear was not in compliance with the rules. She was told to cover up the logo or use a different snowboard, and she opted to paint over the decal. Marino later suffered a fall during practice, with the distraction over the sponsorship controversy serving a potential cause, per Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports.
Marino later dropped out of the big air event. She won silver in the slopestyle, though not before the IOC demanded she tape over the Prada logo on her helmet.
