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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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ooo nasty..hes been having a good season till now..got all the weekends racing sky+ up...can't wait...hope iot turns out well for him in th emean time!
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 hope he pulls through ok without any lasting damage.
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Swiss ski racer Daniel Albrecht was in an induced coma on Thursday after a training run crash in Kitzbuehel, Austria, left him with brain injuries.
Albrecht lost control on the notoriously difficult Streif course after flying through the air for about 40 metres, landed on his back and came to a stop near the finish line, unconscious. Medics treated him on the site for about 20 minutes before he was taken by helicopter to a hospital in nearby St. Johann.
Helmuth Obermoser, the official race doctor, said in a brief statement that Albrecht had bleeding on the brain and a lung contusion.
"Daniel is in a stable condition now. He woke up briefly but doctors placed him in an artificial coma," Swiss team spokeswomen Diana Faeh said. "He will be transported to a hospital in Innsbruck for further examinations on his injuries."
Doctors will use drugs to induce a coma, or a deep state of unconsciousness, in the hopes the reduced activity in the brain will reduce swelling and pressure in the brain and prevent permanent brain damage.
Albrecht, 25, is ranked eighth in the World Cup overall standings. He has two wins in the giant slalom this season - at Soelden, Austria, and Alta Badia, Italy - and is ranked fifth in that discipline.
In Wednesday's first training session, Austria's Michael Walchhofer - the World Cup downhill leader - almost fell backward at the same point where Albrecht crashed.
"The wind pushed the front of my skis up so I was lifted in the air," said Walchhofer, who recovered to post the fastest time. "That was quite extreme. I totally underestimated that jump."
Thursday's training run resumed after a half-hour delay following Thursday's crash, and American Bode Miller went on to post the fastest time. The reigning World Cup overall champion posted a time of one minute 55.95 seconds - 0.26 faster than Switzerland's Didier Cuche, the defending downhill champion.
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Sounds very similar to Scott Macartney last year, who was also placed in an induced coma to aid his immediate recovery. Fingers crossed for Albrecht.
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rob@rar, he crashed in about the same spot, IIRC. He'll definitely be a bit sore.
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richmond, yeah, that last jump into the finish area.
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Usual story, I suppose:
'Phew, there we are, nearly finsihed, easy cruise to the line, thank Christ that's ov' oh f... ouch.'
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Thought they had changed the final jump to the finsh, after Mcartney last year..seems to have made it worse..
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rob@rar, yup. Best of luck to him.
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You know it makes sense.
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The accident has just been reported on Eurosport - terrifying and a sober reminder how quickly things can go from good to disastrous.
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How is he doing btw... ?
I recall my friend watching it in a restro at lunchtime in Zinal...
All he said was " jesus, that is a massive fall".. I haven't seen it yet myself.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi JT; according to his web page he is now at home and still making progress. He has started a campaign for people who have suffered a brain injury,www.never-give-up.ch and all proceeds from the sale of caps and t-shirts will go to this. It truly was a horrific fall.
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| JT wrote: |
| How is he doing btw... ? |
Left hospital on Wednesday. See here and here.
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Ok, thanks...he hopes to get back to Racing again... he must be feeling better
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| DAB wrote: |
| Hi JT; according to his web page he is now at home and still making progress. He has started a campaign for people who have suffered a brain injury,www.never-give-up.ch and all proceeds from the sale of caps and t-shirts will go to this. It truly was a horrific fall. |
That's good news - it was a really really nasty one.
Dani aside, I'm told that a few more weeks and they will start their summer training in the likes of Chile and NZ. Then back to Europe in the Autumn to make use of the glaciers before the first WC race in Sölden at the end of October
Boy the WC racers travel a lot. My friend who raced in the Austrian WC race team said that it was not unusual for her drive 100,000 km a season - most of that driving herself in car provided by the team sponsors. You seem to forget that it's not all razzamataz
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