Medal count for wired jaw survivors: 1
Congratulations to Shannon Bahrke — mogul skier, bronze medal winner at the Vancouver Olympics, wired jaw survivor. As if becoming an Olympian isn’t hard enough, several years ago Bahrke faced the setback of a broken jaw after an accident while competing in Japan. Well, here’s what we all really want to know:
What does an Olympian eat when her jaw is wired shut?
Go ahead and make the obligatory joke about Wheaties in the blender while I try to find out the details of Bahrke’s regimen of smoothies and strained soup that had to make up for her usual FIVE meals a day. And I thought I had a hard time getting enough calories.
