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Short video showing just the crash. [Full video below]
***UPDATE 5:30pm PST: “He underwent surgery to fix a torn right hamstring tendon and will miss the rest of the world championships.” – USA Today
Bode Miller, 37, took a vicious crash today during the Super-G in Beaver Creek today. ย He sliced up his leg pretty bad and is going to need a lot of stitches. ย He was absolutely charging when he crashed and had the lead by .06 seconds.
“He said his whole body really hurt. He said it felt like he got hit by a truck and he has this huge laceration on his calf. He said he’s going to need like 100 stitches, it’s a big cut.” – Travis Ganong, US Ski Team Member
Bode was able to walk off on his own power, but was clearly shaken up. ย Bode is a true badass and if he feels like he got hit by a truck, then it was definitely a very hard hit.
Full video showing just how hard Bode was charging. The guy is a machine.
Bode’s status for the next race Sunday is uncertain at this point. ย He headed to the Vail Valley Medical Center to have his injuries evaluated.
This was Bode’s first time racing in 11-months following a back surgery in November. ย Last winter at the Sochi Olympics, Bode took home a Bronze Medal in Super-G becoming the oldest alpsine skier to ever win an Olympic medal.
Hannes Reichelt won the Super-G race today.
Torn hamstring tendon is the report, had surgery, was a nasty gash prob more like gashed tendon like someone sliced him with a box cutter, “hamstringed” might b appropriate term
and only 9 months out from back surgery, ouch, bad to the bone,,,,