Skicross racer Julia Murray to compete in Olympics

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 | 5:04 PM ET

By Dan Robson, CBC Sports

Julia Murray is fourth in World Cup skicross rankings this season. (Courtesy of Stephanie Sloan)

Julia Murray's Olympic dream will come true after all.

The 21-year-old skicross racer tore ligaments in her knee during training in late January, causing concern that she wouldn't be able to compete at the Vancouver Games.

The Whistler, B.C., native suffered a partial tear of her anterior cruciate ligament, a grade one tear of her medial collateral ligament and a tear of her medial meniscus.

On Tuesday, Murray had a consultation with Dr. Bob McCormack, the Canadian Olympic team's chief medical officer.

"Julia had a scope done on her knee yesterday to clean up her meniscus," wrote Stephanie Sloan, Murray's mother, in an entry for CBCSports.ca.

"It went very well — now she can extend and flex her knee through a full range of motion —fully extended and fully bent so her heel touches her bum. She can now kick herself in the butt, right onto the podium!"

Murray is now undergoing special training with team physiotherapist Chris Napier.

This season Murray had two World Cup podium finishes. Heading to the Winter Games, she is ranked fourth in World Cup standings, behind Ophelie David of France and Canadians Ashleigh McIvor and Kelsey Serwa.

Murray is the daughter of former Crazy Canuck skier Dave Murray, who died of skin cancer in 1990. Her mother, Stephanie Sloan, is a three-time world champion freestyle skier.

The women's skicross event takes place at Cypress Mountain on Feb. 23.