The 21-year-old mogul skier from Jindabyne held great hopes for next month’s Winter Olympics being held in Vancouver, Canada.

A suspected snapped tow piece in his ski binding sent him hurtling into the middle section of a mogul run on Saturday.

Initial pain in the knee, then completely subsided as he picked himself up. An MRI later showed that he had torn the PCL, a partial tear of the MCL, partial tear of the lateral meniscus, a torn medial retinaculum, and some bone bruising.

“I’m pretty shattered right now. I’ve had a rough few years with some minor injuries, and the one knee surgery, but it all came together this season and I was feeling at the peak of my career (so far).

“To be so close to achieving something I set out to do a long time ago, and have it so quickly taken away is devastating,” said Ramone.

While waiting to board a flight home to Australia on Monday to see an orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Cooper spoke to the Summit Sun via email and revealed that he is now hopeful that he might be able to undertake rehabilitation that will see him in the start gate at the Olympics.

He has sought advice over the last week from other elite athletes - including Australian aerial skiing legend Jacqui Cooper - about how to cope with the injury and competition.

He is hopeful that he can get his Olympic dreams back on track after medical advice and assistance from the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

“I am feeling very confident I can be there in Vancouver.” he said.