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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 Nová 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 |
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French Ski Racer Cyprien Sarrazin in ICU After Training Crash at Bormio, Italy

France’s Cyprien Sarrazin suffered a serious crash during training today, December 27, in Bormio, Italy. The men’s speed specialists are currently completing the official two Downhill training days on the Stelvio slope in Bormio. Sarazzin had dominated yesterday’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 |
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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 until… 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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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: Cross Country Skis + Stair Case = Near Death Experience

Crash of the week

Watch as the guy in this video attempts to ski down a stair case. On cross country skis. With skate shoes taped on as bindings. The ensuing crash is nothing short of spectacular. A full tomahawk and a half, double ejection, hat losing yard sale with a near impaling by his ski makes the cake for this weeks crash of the week. We’ve all been there before. Standing atop a snow covered stair case[…]
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