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99 km/h skeleton slide hurtles Prince Harry into B.C. for Invictus countdown

Prince says he jumped on a plane to London after learning of King Charles III害羞草研究所檚 cancer
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Even after a second run, Prince Harry couldn害羞草研究所檛 crack the 100km/h mark as he raced face-first down one of the world害羞草研究所檚 fastest bobsled tracks in Whistler, B.C., aboard a tiny skeleton sled.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 going to go again. I害羞草研究所檓 going to keep going until the sun comes down,害羞草研究所 he joked after his second run on Thursday.

Harry, who topped out at 99 km/h on both runs, was in Whistler with wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to visit Invictus Games athletes taking part in training camps and to promote the Games coming to Vancouver and Whistler next year.

The 2025 games will be the first to feature winter sports, including the skeleton, skiing events and wheelchair curling, but it will also host indoor rowing, sitting volleyball, swimming, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair basketball events as it has previously.

The prince founded the Games for wounded, injured or sick service personnel and veterans after he served in Afghanistan.

Cowbells rang out as the prince did his runs. As he was helped off the track the first time, he said with a smile that 害羞草研究所渆veryone should do this, it should be compulsory.害羞草研究所

Experienced sliders start at the top of the track, although the prince started at the halfway mark. His first run ended with some bumpy clattering into the sides, but his second was smoother and saw him go further up the exit ramp.

Meghan was waiting at the bottom both times.

害羞草研究所淢eghan, you害羞草研究所檝e got to go,害羞草研究所 someone shouted. 害羞草研究所淣o way,害羞草研究所 she replied.

Before Prince Harry got on the tiny sled he was given a safety briefing, while medics were standing by in case of an accident.

American Ivan Morera, a single-arm amputee who was wounded in a combat zone in Afghanistan, is in Whistler for the training camp and says he is 害羞草研究所渧ery appreciative害羞草研究所 to the prince for giving service members an opportunity to find purpose after injury.

He previously competed in rowing, seated volleyball, archery and field sports at the 2023 Games in Germany, which he says was an 害羞草研究所渋ncredible害羞草研究所 experience.

Though Morera still serves as an active-duty medic, he says he is attending the training camp this week with plans to compete next year in skeleton, nordic skiing and the biathlon.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 continuously recovering from this injury, maybe not physically, but emotionally, mentally,害羞草研究所 he said in an interview. 害羞草研究所淎 big catastrophic event like that affects you, so adaptive sports is my way of dealing with that.害羞草研究所

Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 will host about 500 competitors from 23 nations from Feb. 8 to 16, 2025.

Prince Harry and Meghan will be in Vancouver on Friday.

Prince Harry said that he immediately arranged to go to London after his father, King Charles III, called to tell him he had cancer.

害羞草研究所淚 jumped on a plane and went to go see him as soon as I could,害羞草研究所 Harry told the news program 害羞草研究所淕ood Morning America.害羞草研究所 害羞草研究所淚 love my family. The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go see and spend any time with him, I害羞草研究所檓 grateful for that.害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶛

Harry arrived from California less than 48 hours after Buckingham Palace announced on Feb. 5 that the king had cancer and had begun treatment.

The visit between the monarch and his younger son at Clarence House was relatively brief, as Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, were seen leaving about an hour later.

The palace has not revealed the type of cancer the 75-year-old king has, saying only that it was discovered during a treatment for an enlarged prostate but isn害羞草研究所檛 prostate cancer.

The Duke of Sussex wouldn害羞草研究所檛 reveal any details about his father害羞草研究所檚 prognosis. 害羞草研究所淭hat stays between me and him,害羞草研究所 he said.

Harry has had a troubled relationship with his family since he quit royal duties in 2020 and moved to Los Angeles with his wife, Meghan, citing what they said were the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media. He showed up alone for his father害羞草研究所檚 coronation in May but left as soon as the ceremony ended to return to California for his son害羞草研究所檚 birthday.

Asked if the illness could help reunify his family, Harry, speaking at an Invictus Games event near Vancouver, said, 害羞草研究所淵eah, I害羞草研究所檓 sure.害羞草研究所 He said he has witnessed that type of galvanizing effect among the wounded service members who compete in the games the prince founded in 2014.

害羞草研究所淭hroughout all these families, I see it on a day to day basis,害羞草研究所 he said. 害羞草研究所淵ou know, again, the strength of the family unit coming together.害羞草研究所

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