Jackson Magnus ’26. Photo by Mr. Michael Aldridge.
Jackson Magnus ’26 started off the season rough with a bad tib-fib injury during the start of summer. He was able to start doing the return to snow in mid-December. Around a month later, he got a CT scan and found out the reason skiing still hurt so much was because he still had a minor fracture in his shin. After finding out about his leg, he was set back another step and had to take three weeks off to give his leg time to recover.
“I’d rather take time off now than at the end of the season when it really counts,” Jackson reflected.
During this time off, Jackson will need to focus on heavy lifting and plyometrics in the gym so that he can stress the bone, sparking faster growth and a healthier recovery. Jackson’s family and coaches have been immensely helpful in this process, and he is on special lifting programs designed just for him and, specifically, for a speedy recovery.
This injury has given Jackson new insight into how much of a role your mentality can play in sports. He says that all athletes should try to spend a little more time utilizing visualization and other mental tactics that could benefit them eventually. He says that in his time off he has spent more time watching skiing and thinking about the sport’s fundamentals than he previously has, and this has helped him realize its importance.
After these two weeks are up, Jackson will get more scans of his leg, and hopefully, fingers crossed, if everything goes according to plan, he will go back to racing in no time.
