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Michael Schumacher in critical condition after skiing accident (1 Viewer)
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The Big Guy
Fear the Blitz
Not a huge racing fan, but even I can appreciate how huge this guy is internationally.
NutterButter
Footballguy
People don't ski/snowboard with helmets? Doesn't seem too bright.
simey
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NutterButter
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Apple Jack
Footballguy
That kind of skiing is fine without a helmet. Trees and chutes and more challenging terrain is where you want a helmet. With open field powder or groomed runs at reasonable speeds that aren't loaded with people in jeans, helmets aren't necessary. They're also a relatively recent development and some are slow to adopt. Whatever the case, Schumacher was wearing one.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
So a guy who drives around a track 200+ mph for hours on end in tight conditions might die from a skiing accident? WTF kind of craziness is that?
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Not making light... But it reminds me of Steve Irwin getting done in by a sting ray instead of a crocodile.
omally
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omally
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Apple Jack
Footballguy
Off-piste in the french alps isn't exactly the bunny hill at hunter mountain. There is danger. He's a thrillseeker. It's not like he slipped in the shower.
omally
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AAABatteries
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Apple Jack
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Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
That's pretty much the first thing I thought.Doctor Detroit said:
LarryAllen'sJockstrap
Footballguy
Radio said he's hour to hour due to brain swelling and bleeding. Already don't know how much damage could be done. Induced coma I think.I've never skied, but I read he was wearing a helmet.
grateful zed
Footballguy
i read his body was found sonny side up.
Somebody
Footballguy
Latest update I have seen - He is improving and as a result they were able to do a 2nd brain surgery: http://espn.go.com/racing/f1/story/_/id/10220179/michael-schumacher-shows-slight-improvement-2nd-surgery
I hope he is able to make a full recovery. An injury that requires at least 2 brain surgeries is scary.
I hope he is able to make a full recovery. An injury that requires at least 2 brain surgeries is scary.
Patriotsfatboy1
Footballguy
I guess he was not wearing his HANS device. 
RC94
Footballguy
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/16/sport/motorsport/michael-schumacher-condition/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Michael Schumacher out of coma and transferred to rehabBy Ed Payne, CNN
updated 8:37 AM EDT, Mon June 16, 2014
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
(CNN) -- Former F1 driver Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has been transferred from a hospital in Grenoble, France, where he had been admitted after a skiing accident last year, his management said in a statement Monday.
- NEW: Michael Schumacher transferred to a hospital in Switzerland for rehab
- Seven-time F1 world champion is no longer in a coma
- He suffered a severe head injury while skiing in France in late December
"Michael has left ... to continue his long phase of rehabilitation," according to his manager Sabine Kehm.
He will continue his recovery at the University hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland. Officials there confirmed that Schumacher was admitted, but gave no further details about his treatment.
Schumacher, 45, suffered severe head trauma in a skiing accident at the French Alps resort of Meribel on December 29.
A seven-time world champion whose F1 career ended in 2012, Schumacher has been treated in Grenoble since his accident.
In early January, a French prosecutor investigating the accident said that speed was not a reason for Schumacher's fall.
His investigative team said it thinks the experienced skier hit a rock hidden beneath the snow while traversing an area between two marked pistes, which catapulted him face first onto another rock.
Schumacher ended up 9 meters (30 feet) from the edge of the piste, prosecutor Patrick Quincy said.
Footage from a small camera attached to Schumacher's helmet has been used to help the investigators' analysis.
As in previous statements, Schumacher's agent asked the media to respect the privacy of the F1 legend's family.
"The family also wishes to thank all the people who have sent Michael all the many good wishes," Kehm said. "We are sure it helped him. For the future we ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye."
Apple Jack
Footballguy
The conditions are way more unpredictable off-piste in Europe than anything you're going to experience inbounds in the US.
Joe Summer
Footballguy
It's not a good sign when they don't tell you anything about his condition aside from "he's no longer in a coma", and then they ask you to respect his privacy.
GroveDiesel
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cstu
Footballguy
Natasha Richardson died taking beginner classes in Quebec.
No thanks, there's a lot of other things to do.
Dentist
***Official FBG Dentist***
I've never used a helmet when skiing.. then again i'm generally just cruising down the mountain at a reasonable speed and not doing anything excessive.. no jumps, flips, etc.
It sounds like this guy got bad beated by some horrible terrain and unmarked conditions
It sounds like this guy got bad beated by some horrible terrain and unmarked conditions
Sonny Bono and Liam Neeson's wife died in skiing accidents, via tree and rock collisions, IIRC. I've broken my thumb holding a ski pole as I caught myself in a fall. I'll pass on hitting the slopes, unless it's in a sled.
