Ski Jumper Left Unconscious After First Jump in New FIS-Approved Ski Suits Norwegian ski jumper Halvor Egner Granerud crashed during a training jump in Lillehammer, Norway, which left the Overall World Cup Ski Jumping Champion of the 21/22 and 22/23 seasons unconscious at the bottom of the run. He was taken to hospital but released later that day. The 27-year-old Norwegian blamed the crash on the new jumping suits, which must be […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 13, 2023 0 Comments
Wank, German Ski Jumper Announces His Retirement German Ski jumper Andreas Wank announced last week on social media that he has decided to end his career as a ski jumper. Ski jumping will now be Wank free. “The day has come to end my sporting career.ย I didn’t achieve everything that I wanted as a ski jumper, but I experienced some moments that were never taken for granted”, […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 24, 2019 0 Comments
World Champion Ski Jumper Closing in on Tour de France Podium Slovenian Primoz Roglic, a former ski jumper, finished ahead of Tour de France leader Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome in Saturdayโs Stage 14, moving eight seconds closer to a possible podium in Paris in eight days, reports NBC Sports. 28-year-old Roglic won a junior world title in ski jumping in the team event in 2007 before switching to cycling.ย Yesterday he […] Industry News CycleBrains | July 26, 2018 0 Comments
Gold Medalist Austrian Ski Jumper in Critical Condition After Horrific Crash | Graphic Video: Thomas Morgenstern won Olympic team gold in 2006 and individual gold in 2010. Yesterday, he took a horrific crash in a competition and sustained serious skull and lung injuries. Fortunately, doctors say that his injuries do not currently appear life threatening. Thomas is currently conscious and talking. The video above shows Thomas’ terrible crash. Warning, the crash is graphic. […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 13, 2014 0 Comments