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Czech Skier is Awoken From Induced Coma 4 Weeks After Devastating Training Crash

Less than a month after a devastating crash during World Cup downhill training in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Czech alpine skier Tereza Novรก has been transported back to the Czechia to continue her recovery. The 27-year-old suffered a severe traumatic brain injury on January 24, leading to an extended stay at the trauma clinic in Murnau, Germany, where she was placed in a […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 20, 2025
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French Ski Racer Cyprien Sarrazin in ICU After Training Crash at Bormio, Italy

Franceโ€™s Cyprien Sarrazin suffered a serious crash during training today, December 27, in Bormio, Italy. The menโ€™s speed specialists are currently completing the official two Downhill training days on the Stelvio slope in Bormio. Sarazzin had dominated yesterdayโ€™s training session, leading by more than a second on the first training day ahead of Mattia Casse, but today, the 30-year-old fell […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 27, 2024
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The Science of the “Yard Sale!!!”

Yard Sale!!!

No doubt the day had been marvelous. So far it had all come together. The snow, the sun, the snow. It was epic, it was sick, it was radtastic, it was probably the best you’ve ever skied. That was untilโ€ฆ Yard Sale!!! The yard sale is libel to strike at any time. In the back country. (preferable: less people around to see it.) In the park. (moderately undesirable: not really shameful but everyone has to wait and gets annoyed.) On a groomer under the lift (highly undesirable: maximum shame and certainty of heckling) There is something to the presence of a lift that seems to push skiers to their limits. To ride the fine line that resides between control and a massive explosion of limbs and […]

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Andy Hays | March 5, 2020
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Crash of the Week: Monster 50-Foot Backflip to Vicious Faceplant…

[iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmikedouglas%2Fvideos%2F10153887548354639%2F&show_text=0&width=400″] “There have been a couple of grande @joshdaiek backflips fly across my edit screen this week, but nothing quite as epic as this beauty from a few years back. Funny what happens when you go so big that wind resistance over-powers gravity.” – Mike Douglas

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Crash of the Week: Gaper Launches HUGE Cliff… By Accident…

Jerry forgetting the parachute for #tomahawktuesday Posted by Jerry of the Day on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 *** Did this guy have any clue how big he was about to go?ย  Our guess is no.ย  Looks like he coulda used a parachute…. He barely clears the lip of two nasty-looking rock ledges, but somehow, always looks comfortable in the air… […]

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Crash of the Year? Ian McIntosh Falls 1,600-Vertical-Feet in Alaska…

Wow.ย  This is a helluva fall.ย  Especially since Ian has already badly broken his femur in Alaska while filming in the past…ย  This is about as bad as a fall can get.ย  He’s accelerating while falling…ย  Brutal.ย  Doesn’t look like there was any room to breath in there… “Pro skiing veteran, Ian McIntosh, narrowly escapes with his life after what […]

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Crash and Burn

Skier's crash of the year in jackson hole

It may not have happened yet. It might not happen for some time. It could happen at any moment really. It could be the first run, of the first day of the season. Or not. Even when it occurs you won’t know until the end of the year if it really wasโ€ฆ the Crash of the Year. The Crash of the Year can manifest itself in various forms. It can be particularly violent. It can be terribly embarrassing. It can be […]

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Andy Hays | November 12, 2014
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Michael Schumacher Awakens From Coma, Blinks, & Responds to Instructions

It’s being reported that Michael Schumacher has come out of his 4 week coma and has blinked and can respond to instructions. โ€œAfter gradually reducing the sedation of the patient, the team of Professor Emmanuel Gay [the medic […]

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