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Post by Kamilo on Nov 22, 2014 16:23:00 GMT
I seriously don't get why people go skiing. This happens way too often. Not necessarily to this degree, but broken bones and black eyes. I get it would be a thrill shooting down a mountain, but the risk outweighs the thrill for me. The views look outstanding, but I'd be happy to sit chilling by the fireplace with a beer in my hand in a chalet, enjoying the views out of the comfort of my comfy chair thank you very much. I also ski and I'm also that idiot that will hop on a few jumps and rails. It's a great sport. I've heard that doctors say the go pro is the reason it ended the way it did saying it smashed into the helmet in a way which would not have happened with only just the helmet. |
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Post by _ on Nov 22, 2014 16:41:55 GMT
Seems to me it's mainly very high standard skiers have these bad accidents - numpties are not allowed on the dangerous parts of the hill
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Post by Kamilo on Nov 22, 2014 17:43:30 GMT
Seems to me it's mainly very high standard skiers have these bad accidents - numpties are not allowed on the dangerous parts of the hill No one is stopping them to be honest. |
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Post by Kamilo on Nov 22, 2014 17:44:36 GMT
Seems to me it's mainly very high standard skiers have these bad accidents - numpties are not allowed on the dangerous parts of the hill No one is stopping them to be honest. Meaning they have freedom to roam at a ski resort. Signs are posted notifying riders of difficulty of the various slopes but no one can stop you from entering. |
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Post by _ on Nov 22, 2014 17:48:36 GMT
Seems to me it's mainly very high standard skiers have these bad accidents - numpties are not allowed on the dangerous parts of the hill No one is stopping them to be honest. I thought some slopes were restricted to advanced skiers? |
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Post by Kamilo on Nov 22, 2014 18:05:08 GMT
Not in the states at least. You buying the ticket is your liability waiver basically.
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Post by _ on Nov 22, 2014 18:10:33 GMT
Not in the states at least. You buying the ticket is your liability waiver basically. LOL - in the land of the personal injury lawyer  |
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Post by CaajScot on Nov 27, 2014 7:40:05 GMT
I seriously don't get why people go skiing. This happens way too often. Not necessarily to this degree, but broken bones and black eyes. I get it would be a thrill shooting down a mountain, but the risk outweighs the thrill for me. The views look outstanding, but I'd be happy to sit chilling by the fireplace with a beer in my hand in a chalet, enjoying the views out of the comfort of my comfy chair thank you very much. Accidents happen in every sport. Read about 3 weeks ago a player died after doing a cartwheel on the pitch after scoring. I have done skiing in my army days and I loved it. Finish a day on the slopes and we would head back to the Bulvarian villa we were staying in and then down to the lounge bar, sit beside a open log fire drinking beer and singing until the early hours, go to bed then get up in the morning and do some more skiiing again all day. The cold fresh air cures a hangover. And now we have had Australian cricketer Phill Hughes passing away in hospital after being hit on the head wearing a helmet with a cricket ball. As I said, accidents happen in any sport. But this one being tragic. RIP Phillip Hughes. |
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Post by ZlattackRed on Nov 27, 2014 8:22:13 GMT
Accidents happen in every sport. Read about 3 weeks ago a player died after doing a cartwheel on the pitch after scoring. I have done skiing in my army days and I loved it. Finish a day on the slopes and we would head back to the Bulvarian villa we were staying in and then down to the lounge bar, sit beside a open log fire drinking beer and singing until the early hours, go to bed then get up in the morning and do some more skiiing again all day. The cold fresh air cures a hangover. And now we have had Australian cricketer Phill Hughes passing away in hospital after being hit on the head wearing a helmet with a cricket ball. As I said, accidents happen in any sport. But this one being tragic. RIP Phillip Hughes. That's really very very sad news. His mom & sis were at the stands when he was hit by the bouncer and was left unconscious. I had a feeling that it was serious, btu he would recover after a long spell at the hospital. Just 25 years of age, would have celeberated his 26th birthday this Sunday and a call up to the Australian national team as well. R.I.P. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2014 8:34:15 GMT
And now we have had Australian cricketer Phill Hughes passing away in hospital after being hit on the head wearing a helmet with a cricket ball. As I said, accidents happen in any sport. But this one being tragic. RIP Phillip Hughes. That's really very very sad news. His mom & sis were at the stands when he was hit by the bouncer and was left unconscious. I had a feeling that it was serious, btu he would recover after a long spell at the hospital. Just 25 years of age, would have celeberated his 26th birthday this Sunday and a call up to the Australian national team as well. R.I.P. Plays for south Australia. That's where I live. Not cool. There's worse ways to go though. He had no idea and still looks like him. I try not to think about a hero of mine in Schumacher in a wheel chair barely remebering who he is. |
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Post by CaajScot on Nov 27, 2014 8:56:37 GMT
Reports say he was struck on the side of his neck. So it was nothing to do with hitting the helmet.
Yahoo:
" The international batsman was struck on the neck by a short-pitched delivery when batting in a domestic match on Tuesday, with the force of the blow piercing his veterbral artery, medical staff said at St Vincent's hospital ".
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Post by ZlattackRed on Nov 27, 2014 10:04:48 GMT
Reports say he was struck on the side of his neck. So it was nothing to do with hitting the helmet. Yahoo: " The international batsman was struck on the neck by a short-pitched delivery when batting in a domestic match on Tuesday, with the force of the blow piercing his veterbral artery, medical staff said at St Vincent's hospital ".Yeah. Went thought the shot too early and hit just below the unprotected part of the helmet. That is how cruel luck is sometimes |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2014 10:18:52 GMT
Reports say he was struck on the side of his neck. So it was nothing to do with hitting the helmet. Yahoo: " The international batsman was struck on the neck by a short-pitched delivery when batting in a domestic match on Tuesday, with the force of the blow piercing his veterbral artery, medical staff said at St Vincent's hospital ".Yeah. Went thought the shot too early and hit just below the unprotected part of the helmet. That is how cruel luck is sometimes There's only ever been 100 reported cases of this happening. It crushed an artery leading to the brain causing the brain to fill up with blood I think is the gist of it. Horrible. This should be moved to a different thread btw |
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Post by CaajScot on May 23, 2015 11:46:37 GMT
Formula 1 - Michael Schumacher ‘making progress’, says manager
Michael Schumacher is “making progress” as he fights to recover from his skiing accident, his manager said on Friday.
14 hours ago
Eurosport
The German suffered severe head injuries in a ski accident in Meribel in the French Alps in December 2013.
Schumacher spent months in a coma following the accident before being transferred to a rehab clinic in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was then moved to a medical suite built into his mansion in September last year.
“He is making progress,” manager Sabine Kehm told Sport-Informations-Dienst before warning that people “must always keep the seriousness of his injuries in mind”.
His family are said to be spending £100,000-a-week on his healthcare.
Updates on Schumacher’s health have been scarce but the latest prognosis is much more positive.
In November, ex-F1 driver and close friend, Philippe Streiff, had revealed that Schumacher’s condition remained grave.
Speaking to French radio, he said: “He is getting better but everything is relative. It’s very difficult. He can’t speak," said Streiff, who was himself left paralysed after a crash in 1989.
“Like me he is in a wheelchair, paralysed. He has memory problems and speech problems.”
Also speaking in November, Jean-Francois Payen, one of the doctors who had been treating Schumacher, said that he may take years to recover.
“I have noticed some progress but I would say we will have to give him time,” Payen said.
“It is like for other patients. We are in a time scale of one to three years, so you need patience.”
However, FIA president Jean Todt claimed that he expected the seven-times F1 champion to “live a relatively normal life” following his return home, whilst his son Mick said in October that his father was “waking up very slowly.”
He won a record seven world titles and 91 races during a stellar Formula One career.
uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-michael-schumacher-making-progress-says-manager-213408530--f1.html
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2015 11:54:32 GMT
Formula 1 - Michael Schumacher ‘making progress’, says manager
Michael Schumacher is “making progress” as he fights to recover from his skiing accident, his manager said on Friday.
14 hours ago
Eurosport
The German suffered severe head injuries in a ski accident in Meribel in the French Alps in December 2013.
Schumacher spent months in a coma following the accident before being transferred to a rehab clinic in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was then moved to a medical suite built into his mansion in September last year.
“He is making progress,” manager Sabine Kehm told Sport-Informations-Dienst before warning that people “must always keep the seriousness of his injuries in mind”.
His family are said to be spending £100,000-a-week on his healthcare.
Updates on Schumacher’s health have been scarce but the latest prognosis is much more positive.
In November, ex-F1 driver and close friend, Philippe Streiff, had revealed that Schumacher’s condition remained grave.
Speaking to French radio, he said: “He is getting better but everything is relative. It’s very difficult. He can’t speak," said Streiff, who was himself left paralysed after a crash in 1989.
“Like me he is in a wheelchair, paralysed. He has memory problems and speech problems.”
Also speaking in November, Jean-Francois Payen, one of the doctors who had been treating Schumacher, said that he may take years to recover.
“I have noticed some progress but I would say we will have to give him time,” Payen said.
“It is like for other patients. We are in a time scale of one to three years, so you need patience.”
However, FIA president Jean Todt claimed that he expected the seven-times F1 champion to “live a relatively normal life” following his return home, whilst his son Mick said in October that his father was “waking up very slowly.”
He won a record seven world titles and 91 races during a stellar Formula One career.
uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-michael-schumacher-making-progress-says-manager-213408530--f1.html That was horrible to read. |
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