German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, Breaks Pelvis Cross-Country Skiing in Switzerland German chancellor Angela Merkel broke her pelvis while cross-country skiing in Engadin, Switzerland on her Christmas vacation. Her pelvis broke during a fall on her cross-country skis. Angela initially thought she’s only suffered a bruise but x-rays revealed a fracture in her pelvis. ”She suffered serious bruising in connection with a partial fracture on her left posterior pelvic ring. We understand she was going at slow speed on a cross-country ski course when the accident occurred.” – Steffen Seibert, German government spokesman […] SnowBrains | January 6, 2014 1 Comment
Pro Skier James Heim Discusses His Big Breaks… James Heim just did a great interview with SBC Skier and discussed his big breaks: 1. How he got his big break into MSP ski movies & 2. How he broke his back and pelvis badly at Whistler, B.C. We’ve excerpted those two portions of the interview. Read the full interview here: In the summer of 2002 our whole Rossland crew moved to Whistler to ski on the glacier. The rest went home afterwards, […] SnowBrains | December 23, 2013 0 Comments
