Tanner Ward Injury Update

By Billy Rainford

Tanner Ward and Devyn Smith crash at FWM AX Round 2 in Chilliwack. | Bigwave photo

While racing the first weekend of the 2022 Future West Moto Canadian Arenacross Championships at Chilliwack Heritage Park in Chilliwack, BC, #84 Tanner Ward came together with #130 Devyn Smith and the two of them hit the ground hard at Round 2.

Devyn was able to remount and continue his race while Tanner hobbled to the side of the track and received some medical help.

The end result is a torn ACL and damaged meniscus. | Bigwave photo

When he got to the side of the track, he looked at me and said, “I heard it pop.” Those words are obviously not what anyone wants to say or hear.

This race was back on the weekend of October 15-16 and Tanner has been pretty quiet about what the extent of the damage to his knee was, until now.

Unfortunately, Tanner did indeed tear his ACL and damage his meniscus in the crash and he is set to go in for surgery this Thursday.

Here is what Tanner said on his Instagram page:

All the best on Thursday and in the rehab ahead of you, Tanner. See you on the track in the spring.