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Leafsfan.:
Amazing Race Canada contestants Jen and Shawn King say leaving race after dislocated shoulder the right decision
On Tuesday, Jen and Shawn King were moving up the ranks on this week’s episode of The Amazing Race Canada, but had to drop out after Shawn dislocated his shoulder. Postmedia’s Ruth Myles catches up with the married couple from Halifax to talk about their “ah-mazing” adventure:
Q How’s the shoulder?
Shawn King It’s good. I mean it’s as good as it’s going to be until I get someone to make sure that it won’t happen again. (Does that mean surgery?) Yes. I’ve actually had it done before, about 10 or 11 years ago, but now it’s time for a more serious version of it.
Jen King This is probably the second wetsuit we’ve had to cut off of his body. It was his knee last time, with whitewater rafting. Shawn just said, “I think it is the water sports. Maybe we should just stay away from those ones.”
Q They had to sedate you to pop it back in?
SK Yes. Every time. I’ve tried so many times (to get it back in myself). There is such a small window where it doesn’t really hurt. It’s out and it’s numb and the pain hasn’t quite kicked in. During that time is when I was trying to push it back in (on the beach), but I don’t really know what I’m doing. (Laughs) I was just hell bent on trying to stay in the race. But once the pain kicked in, it was game over.
Q How did you decide to end your race?
SK While we were in the hospital room, we were running through every possible option. … I’ve been through this before, and figured that the next day I would be able to move the arm. … But it was a combination of things. We kind of ran out of time. And if we did keep going, what about the next day or the day after? It would inevitably catch up with me and it would not be good.
Q How did you handle being eliminated? You were moving up and seemed to have found your groove.
JK It’s so tough. We had some great advice from one of the producers of the show. She said, “Whatever decision you make is going to be the right decision for you.” We’ve had to process that and live through it. You just have to accept it and move on. We are so sad that we don’t get to play the game, that we don’t get to run the Race. That’s the most disheartening thing because it’s the adventure, seeing Canada, pushing yourself to see what you can do. That part is really sad, but we’ll be OK.
Q What did your son think of Mom and Dad tearing it up on The Amazing Race Canada?
JK He’s 17, so he just still kind of grunts at us. He’s watching it and he’s participating, but he doesn’t really express how he feels right now. Hopefully in a couple of years he’ll tell us what an impact it had on him. (Laughs) Hopefully, it’s positive. “Mom you damaged me for the rest of my life by going on The Amazing Race!“
Source:http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/07/16/amazing-race-canada-contestants-jen-and-shawn-king-say-leaving-race-after-dislocated-shoulder-the-right-decision/
Leafsfan.:
CP: Shawn, how's the shoulder feeling?
Shawn: It's pretty good actually. The recovery period to get back to normal is probably a couple weeks. It's always sore. It feels a little weak. So I just work on it. I know the routine.
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CP: What was going through your mind on that beach?
Shawn: Well really, two things. The first thing was I really didn't want to disappoint Jen. I knew that this could be the end for us. So the first thought was: she's going to be disappointed. My second thought was, how do I get this back in so we're not done? Hence trying to push it back in.
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CP: You seemed really supportive of one another in both episodes, even when struggling in the premiere. How did you feel about the way your relationship was portrayed?
Jen: We argued but they just didn't show it. There wasn't enough time for arguing. We weren't on the screen very long, so really it didn't have a lot of time to develop us as characters, but that's OK. We had our race and our experience with each other and we just completely enjoyed every aspect of it.
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CP: Before the race, you told me your 17-year-old son was somewhat skeptical about your involvement. How does he feel now?
Jen: I don't really know what his thoughts are because he just kind of grunts at us still. Maybe in a couple years after he wants to talk about it and has processed it -- hopefully it's been a good experience (for him) but at this point we still really don't know.
Shawn: I think there's little clues that he's sort of impressed or proud of it. Usually it's him sharing tweets with his friends. He hasn't said a ton to us. But he's been with us through the experience. He's watching the show with us, he's hanging out with his friends with us. I get the sense that secretly he's feeling pretty good about the whole thing. I suppose we'll find out in a few years.
Read more: http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/halifax-couple-speaks-out-after-amazing-race-canada-elimination-1.1916186#ixzz37fJEw8NX
Maanca:
--- Quote from: Leafsfan on July 16, 2014, 03:29:05 PM ---Sad to see them go especially since a team took a 6 hour penalty :(
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If it wasn't for that injury, they'd be in absolutely no danger of being eliminated (6 hours is a long time). They actually moved up a little when it happened :(
That's the kicker.
couchracer:
It is really sad to see them go. Bummer of a painful injury.
Leafsfan.:
Eliminated ‘Amazing Race Canada’ competitors, Jen and Shawn, want another chance
Getting eliminated at any stage of The Amazing Race Canada has to suck. But having to withdraw from the competition (in its second season on CTV Tuesday nights) because of an injury was a huge letdown for husband-and-wife team Shawn and Jen King from Halifax.
Shawn dislocated his shoulder during the second challenge of the night when the teams headed to the Surf Shack in Tofino, B.C., and were forced to ‘ride a wave’ for at least three seconds.
The event proved to be a challenge for many teams in the Race, but for Shawn, it ended with him making a trip to the emergency room (he has since healed).
That was a tough way for their Amazing Race journey to end, the Kings admitted in a conference call Wednesday. “We’ll never know how far we could have gone,” Jen said.
It was particularly hard considering fellow competitors Rex Harrington and Bob Hope took two penalties during Tuesday night’s episode. The duo couldn’t surf and also failed at the next task – beach-chair assembling.
If the married couple had stayed on in the race they definitely would have been able to beat Rex and Bob, Shawn said.
Up to the point of his injury, “We were running a solid race and we felt strong,” he added.
“It was a hard decision (to withdraw),” Jen said.
The pair had previously auditioned for the U.S. version of the show and say if there is an Amazing Race All-Stars, or an international version of the competition, they will happily try out again.
“If we get a call in a few seasons, we’ll be ready,” Shawn said.
One of the reasons they were excited to be a part of the reality show was the opportunity to see the rest of Canada. So with them going out after only two episodes and a handful of destinations, WERE there any spots they wished were part of their Amazing Race journey?
“The Yukon,” Jen said. “It’s on my list.”
Source:http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/16/amazing-race-canada-competitors-jen-and-shawn-want-another-chance
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