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“The Crash Reel” The Fall and Rise of Kevin Pearce | Movie Review

On December 31, 2009, in Park City Utah, snowboarder and Olympic hopeful Kevin Pearce suffered a horrific accident during a half-pipe training run. While attempting a Cab Double Cork, a trick he had been working on for months, Kevin fell, hitting his head directly on the snow with no time to put his hands out. The traumatic brain injury left Kevin in critical care for almost a month, and in rehabilitation for nearly five months in Colorado. Finally in June Kevin was back at his home in Vermont with his family, however the injury left him with long term damage and serious […]

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Jesse Cassidy | September 26, 2013
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The Crash Reel: The Remarkable Recovery Story of Kevin Pearce

Kevin Pearce back on his snowboard

In 2009 Kevin Pearce suffered a life altering traumatic brain injury while training in the half pipe for the Olympic Trials in Park City, UT (the same pipe that took Sarah Burke from us in 2012).  The Crash Reel is a documentary chronicling his remarkable comeback, where Pearce, four yeas later, is now back on track to compete in the Sochi […]

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SnowBrains | July 17, 2013
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