TVR Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) She was really moving..... always hate to see these type of crashes.... I know this is a snowboarding topic site, but anyone who follows an ice sport has seen these type crashes and we always feel so bad for the athletes... Looks like she just got a little light on the skis and then the edge caught.... warning: gruesome video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoeX6Se1kzc Edited March 1, 2021 by Jack M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 howdy yeah! ugh! another view and a doctor run down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 The risk they are under in downhill and super G is really scary. On a brighter note, Maxence Muzaton had an incredible save a couple of weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH_SAhq2pok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Wolf said: The risk they are under in downhill and super G is really scary. On a brighter note, Maxence Muzaton had an incredible save a couple of weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH_SAhq2pok Good god man! That recovery deserves a medal. Nerves of steel!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, queequeg said: Good god man! That recovery deserves a medal. Nerves of steel!!!! Buttering your skis at 117kph for the win! ink 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 That shreik... Horrifying. I closed that pretty fast. So much energy and so much leverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmetroland Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 2 hours ago, queequeg said: Good god man! That recovery deserves a medal. Nerves of steel!!!! Will his sphincter ever relax? He’ll be pooping angel hair for a month... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 1 hour ago, lordmetroland said: Will his sphincter ever relax? He’ll be pooping angel hair for a month... I mean ... if he even still has one? Also: this colourful image immediately rendered itself in my poor tortured mind as some unreleased Zappa album cover. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 This is probably a dumb question and it has been a very long time since I have been on skis but: given the high DIN settings necessary for pro downhill athletes to retain their skis while charging down the course, has anyone ever attempted to conceive of some kind of emergency release mechanism (like a pyrotechnic fastener [or some other less stupid idea] etc ... ) that could be activated by the skier (or a third party in observation) in the event of a bad fall? My understanding is that the DIN settings they use are so high, as to render the release mechanism of the bindings nearly pointless. The logic seems like: "well: we're not planning on eating it during the race, so lets not screw ourselves by having a binding decide to release due to chatter or bumps etc and just pump that din setting to the moon, and pray shit doesn't go sideways in the event of that crash we weren't planning on having". Given that: it would seem a binding entirely designed around the idea of manual emergency release would be more appropriate for ski-racers running these types of events? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 3:21 PM, Wolf said: The risk they are under in downhill and super G is really scary. On a brighter note, Maxence Muzaton had an incredible save a couple of weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH_SAhq2pok Yep - and Ester had to pull out of the snowboard world championships this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 As someone who's suffered a similar break i can whole heartedly say i feel her pain. on the bright side atleast her foot is still facing forwards not backwards like mines was An emergency release would seem like a bright idea as i can imagine it would stop some knee injuries also from similar high rotational forces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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