Mark McMorris fractured rib is steadily improving, so much so that the gold-medal favourite in Sochi plans to snowboard in a few days to "see how it goes. Michael Taylor Jersey ." McMorris responded in an email to The Associated Press on Friday that he feels "pretty good" nearly a week after his crash during the Winter X Games slopestyle final. He has a few more days to heal with slopestyle qualifying at the Sochi Games not beginning until Feb. 6. Last weekend, the 20-year-old from Regina caught his snowboard on the lip of a rail and landed hard on the bar, then slid down on his right side before hitting the snow. "I was in a lot of pain and I couldnt breathe," he said in the email. "I just had to get up. I couldnt lay there. I was so disappointed." He made it down the hill that afternoon under his own power and headed to the hospital, where X-rays revealed he had a fractured rib but no other damage. And now McMorris refuses to let the fall derail his Olympic aspirations. "I am really blessed and lucky I get a second chance to try and give it a shot," he said. Asked if his rib might hamper him during competition, McMorris responded: "I cant predict it until I get out there and try." McMorris arrived in Europe early so he could get accustomed to the time difference. He said hes pretty much been "in a stationary place trying to get better. Feeling Ok but my rib is still broken so its not 100 per cent. ... Every day (the rib) gets better and I still have 4 or 5 days before I compete." Sore rib and all, McMorris will still be one of the favourites as slopestyle makes its Olympic debut. He could be the biggest challenger to Shaun White, who will also try to defend his title in the halfpipe. Pressure being the front-runner? "For sure," McMorris said in an interview at Winter X, a few days before his crash. "Whenever youre at the top of the sport, people look to you to keep going. Ive proven time and time again, that I can get the result. "Now, when were talking on an even bigger level, the Olympics, its really put on my shoulders. But everybody feels pressure. You can either take it in a positive or negative way. I try to feed off of it." McMorris doesnt view White so much with a sense of awe, but rather as simply another competitor in a talent-rich field that includes fellow Canadian rider Max Parrot, who won at Winter X with back-to-back triple-cork jumps. In fact, its White whos been doing most of the chasing in this event, because McMorris has been the snowboarder with the innovative tricks. "(White) is another guy youve got to beat," McMorris said in the interview before his crash. "I go to a contest to ride the best I can. Its in the judges hands after that. Thats what everybody does. I dont think its a sport where youre trying to take down any certain person. Youre trying to win a contest and do the best you can do." Howie Kendrick Jersey . Head coach Lindy Ruff confirmed on Sunday that his starting goalie has a head injury and the team will take it day by day. Matt Wieters Jersey . The Toronto Maple Leafs were holding a news conference, so they got curious. It didnt take long for them to find out via social media that coach Randy Carlyle was coming back — with a two-year extension — and assistants Greg Cronin, Scott Gordon and Dave Farrish were being let go. http://www.officialnationalsgearshop.com/Nationals-Wilmer-Difo-Kids-Jersey/ . - Considering where Jeff Gordon was after Richmond, left out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship in part due to some late-race shenanigans, he couldnt have been happier on Sunday.Chelsea swept into the semifinals of the English League Cup on Tuesday, joining third-tier Sheffield United in the last four after its shock win over Premier League side Southampton.Eliminated at the quarterfinal stage in three of the previous four seasons, Chelsea made no mistake this time as goals by Eden Hazard, Filipe Luis and Andre Schuerrle secured a 3-1 win at second-tier Derby.Derby, managed by former England coach Steve McClaren, was reduced to 10 men in the 78th minute just as it was threatening a comeback at 2-1. Yet Chelsea mostly coasted through the game at Pride Park, with the Premier League leaders victory marred by injuries to centre back Kurt Zouma and striker Didier Drogba.We played in a very professional way and controlled the game for most of the time, said Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who fielded a strong lineup as he chases a first trophy in his second spell at the London club.Southamptons meltdown after a brilliant start to the Premier League season continued with a 1-0 loss at United, which emulated its achievement of last season when the team reached the semifinals of the FA Cup.Second in the Premier League only three weeks ago, Southampton has now lost five straight matches — four in the league and this deserved defeat at Bramall Lane.Marc McNulty scored a 63rd-minute winner for United, while defender Florin Gardos was shown a straight reed card for Southampton in the 90th. Adam Eaton Jersey. On Wednesday, Liverpool visits second-tier Bournemouth and Tottenham hosts Newcastle.The League Cup is bottom of Chelseas priorities this season, with the team top of the Premier League and one of the favourites for the Champions League as the competition enters the last 16.Mourinho is treating it seriously, though, and one of his star players put Chelsea ahead in the 23rd when Hazard forced a defensive error before collecting a short pass from Cesc Fabregas, cutting inside and shooting low inside the near post for his ninth goal of season.Zouma was carried off on a stretcher after a seven-minute delay toward the end of the first half, after being taken out by Petr Cech as Chelsea goalkeeper punched away a cross.Luis doubled Chelseas lead in the 56th with a curling free kick from 25 metres — the left backs first goal since joining from Atletico Madrid.Craig Bryson reduced Derbys deficit before the hosts had Jake Buxton sent off for impeding Loic Remy, who came on as a replacement for Drogba, as the striker attempted to latch onto a through-ball.Schuerrle tapped in a rebound to seal the win in the 83rd.Asked if Chelsea was capable of winning four trophies this season, Fabregas said: We definitely have the talent, the discipline and the courage to do it from what Ive seen so far from my short time here. 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